CASSANDRA'S POV Angel's soft purrs filled the room. Her eyes were stuck on me as if waiting for the best time to attack. My lips pursed into a thin line, not understanding where her resentment stems from. I pried my eyes away from the cat who was on her best behaviour because of the presence of her owner. Alaric was searching for something on one of the shelves. After a while, he finally found a small box and carried it over to the lounge area. Something was entrancing about the way he moved that made it hard to pry my eyes away. An image of what happened in his bedroom earlier popped into my mind, and my cheeks burned, successfully making me look away. "Sorry, I took a long time. I kind of forgot where I kept them." He apologised, squatting before my side so that we could be on the

