~CASSIAN

My body gave off negative energy and I hoped that would be enough to discourage her from whatever she hoped to do.

But I was wrong.

Danielle strangely stood her ground and even pushed a smile onto her face as she stood before me.

“We should go inside and sit,” she suggested, pointing at the door to my bedroom just ahead.

—Technically, it was my actual destination but I wasn't in the mood to entertain her— especially not in my bedroom.

“Danielle, just tell me what the problem ...