Chapter 40

• Ashley's pov
• I opened the door slowly, anxiety crawling in my stomach. The house is oddly quiet which was weird. There should be shouts of anger from dad towards Arden. Telling him that what he had done was wrong and uncalled for. But there isn't. It's just silent.
• I shut the door with a soft thud and readjusted the bag strap. Ryan had just dropped me off a few seconds ago. But someone was missing and that was Arden. It led me to believe that he hadn't gotten off the hook this time and he was probably at home.