Severin I stared at the picture of Cassian on my phone. He was my spitting image. There was no doubt he was mine. There were traces of his mother in him, too. I couldn’t let Briar keep working at that bar or keep dating that bastard, not when I was around. The worst part about this was not knowing where we stood. We didn’t officially break up, but could we just pick up where we left off? Briar wasn’t the same woman I fell in love with, but if things turned out differently, I know I’d still be in love with her today. People grow over time and still choose to love them. I got carried away when I kissed her, and I’ve been wanting to do it again since it happened. I wake up hard after having her chase me in my dreams. Her smile mocks me. The memory of her lips is agonising. What did I d

