Yvaine stiffened, but it was too late; he was already striding over.
Cassian stopped right in front of her and gave a shallow nod. No words. Just the bare minimum to keep things civil.
"What the hell are you doing here?" I snapped. "You're blocking our way."
His smile twitched, then vanished completely. "Yvaine—"
"And I are just leaving. Come on, Yvaine."
We cut through the crowd toward a side corridor.
At the end of it, there was a narrow balcony tucked behind a set of white lattice doors.
The music sounded distant from here.
I asked in a low voice, "Still stuck on him?"
Yvaine let out a thin breath. "It's only been a few weeks. If I could drop him that fast, I'd be exactly like him."
She used to tell me she was over him.
At least now she was being hones
