Chapter 119
Cassian
Her voice rose, heated, breaking at the edges. “Why are you even keeping me around? To use me whenever it suits you?”
The accusation stung.
My grip on her waist tightened, holding her still.
“That’s what you think of us?” I asked, my voice rough.
“That’s what you three make me feel,” she shot back, her eyes glistening with frustration, with something deeper—something she was fighting to contain.
The fire in her gaze didn’t waver, and for a moment, we just stared at each other.
A storm brewing.
A war neither of us wanted to lose.
I could feel the unspoken words between us, the battle of pain and resentment, of need and mistrust.
I didn’t want her to leave.
I didn’t want to lose her.
But how could I ask her to stay when I still couldn’t bring myself to say th
