Elara Wynn

But Kael only laughed coldly. “Cassian Thorne? You came here with him?”

I wanted to deny it, but then he looked at me with a piercing gaze. I gripped the edge of his shirt tightly, forcing him to look into my eyes. “I’m serious. I have no relationship with Cassian Thorne, or any man right now. I only like you. That’s the truth.”

His eyes narrowed, as if scanning every inch of my face, trying to determine whether I was lying. But I didn’t flinch.

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