~Cassian

I could feel Nyra’s eyes on me, and I feared the questions that would come. My heart was racing—and I was falling for her. Yet I couldn’t tell her.

Love and all the feelings that came with it were for softhearted people like Rylan, not me.

So these feelings were definitely misplaced, and I couldn’t wait to get home so I could distract myself. Being so close to her only made it worse.

Even while I opted to drive, I could still feel her movements—soft and delicate—like ...