~NYRA

I sat up abruptly at his question.

He looked completely calm as he waited for me to answer. He had the look of a man who wasn’t in any hurry. It was possible we could sit here all night if he decided to make us.

I exhaled sharply, realizing that I would have to come clean to one of the brothers eventually—and perhaps this was a sign to open up to Cassian.

He was the most carefree of all the brothers, and I knew my secret would be safe with him. He’d be too engrossed in himself ...