Cassian growled.

I heard it.

Everyone heard it.

And I knew exactly who it was for.

Me.

I stood there, heart pounding, staring into those eyes that burned hotter than the fire behind me. The whole room went quiet.

Someone coughed. Someone else shifted in their seat. But all I could hear was that sound, low and dangerous, still echoing in my ears.

I turned and walked away before I did something stupid. Like ask him why it sounded like he cared.

Because he didn’t.

He couldn’t.

I kept ...