PAGKAUWI sa kaniyang mansyon ay hindi pinatulog si Cassius ng kaniyang sarili dahil sa ginawa niya at matapang na pag-amin ng kaniyang nararamdaman.
Buong magdamag siyang gising habang nakahiga sa kama, nakaulo ang unan sa braso at nakatitig sa kisame na parang wala sa sarili.
Nang ipikit na niya ang kaniyang mata ay mukha pa rin ni Lorelei ang kaniyang nakikita. Her beautiful innocent face haunted him, her eyes—filled with confusion, hurt, betrayal. But most of all, anger. And that shattered something deep in him.
Yet now, beneath the crushing guilt and dull ache in his chest, there was a strange sense of relief. Because now, she knew—finally, she knew. She knew he was madly, hopelessly in love with her.
God knows how many years he had buried these feelings. Not as a father, not as a
