##Chapter 63: Cassidy

Book Two: Don't Leave

Unable to sit still for another second, I shoot out of my seat. The conversation screeches to an abrupt halt as three startled gazes settle on me.

It takes effort to pull my lips into an anemic-looking smile. "I, ah, need to use the bathroom."

"It's through the kitchen and to the right," Thomas directs.

I force myself to take deep, calming breaths before releasing them back into the atmosphere.

A mirthless ...