Chapter 106: A Love I Could Never Have
Cassandra~
I woke up to the sensation of being watched. My senses sharpened instantly, my body tensing as I prepared for a fight. But when my eyes fluttered open, the sight before me was not an enemy.
It was Sebastian.
He was lying beside me, his head propped up on one arm, watching me with an expression so raw, so intense, that it made my breath catch. His dark eyes burned with something unspoken, something I wasn’t sure I had the strength to face.
For a long moment, neither of us spoke. The silence between us was heavy—dangerous, even. I should have looked away. I should have rolled over, put some distance between us. But I didn’t.
Instead, I let myself drink him in.
Sebastian, with his jet-black hair that fell over his forehead in careless waves. Sebastian, with his perfectly sculpted features, his smirk always a second away from appearing. Sebastian, whose mere presence made my chest ache in ways I forced myself to ignore.
Gods, I wanted him.
I wanted him more than I had ever wanted anything in my life.
But I couldn’t have him.
His life, his very existence, was in danger because of me. If I let myself love him—if I let myself fall—it wouldn’t be long before Kalmia decided to take what she wanted. His blood.