Ash's pov ;
Oliver's lips curved into a small smile. "The photos are fake," he declared.
I exhaled the breath I was holding, my entire body easing with relief. The weight of anxiety that was crushing me lifted instantaneously.
"Thank goodness," I whispered, tears of solace threatening to spill from my eyes. Elijah…he never betrayed me. The trust I lost in him momentarily…he never broke it. Ryder was right.
I was an idiot for believing someone else but doubting my love and belief. Now…I don't have to give up on him at all.
I quickly wiped away the tears before they could fall and turned to face Oliver. "How did you know? I mean how did you find out?"
He handed back my phone with a confident look. "It was glaringly obvious, Ash. The shadows were too sharp, the lighting too perfect. And the textures...they just didn't match up. Not to mention, the angles and framing were completely off. These aren't real."
