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Chapter 24 - Unrestrained
It went on like this for a while.
Cailen would spend his nights staring at the envelope, too afraid to open it but too curious to just throw it out.
He wasn't getting a lot of sleep and Asher wasn't the only one beginning to notice.
Everyone was starting to comment on how tired Cailen looked and asking if he was alright, but Cailen would just brush it off, making up some excuse about not being used to his bed and they'd move on.
Asher, however, wasn't buying it.
He would constantly check on Cailen, asking if he needed anything or if he wanted to talk. For the most part, he was pretty subtle about it but sometimes, he would be a bit more direct and ask Cailen to open up- if not to him, then just to someone so he could get help.
Asher's gone as far as begging Cailen, pleading he just wanted to help and that he hated seeing him like this and that he was beginning to worry
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