~CASSIAN

That smile on Nyra— or what became of Nyra that night couldn't leave my head.

It kept replaying over and over like a cursed drama. And each time, my heart leapt with fear.

I couldn't put a finger on it. But I knew it meant something. Her vampire side wasn't just some mindless bloodsucker. It was deeper.

And I couldn't help but feel some sort of connection between that side of her and Dylan's presence in our house.

Those threats he spat out… they couldn't have been a coincidence.

I ...