I took a step closer to Cassian, my heart racing. The fire crackled behind me, casting shadows that danced across his face, but all I could see was the betrayal in his eyes. “What’s on that document, Cassian? What are you hiding from me?”
He froze, the tension thickening as he clenched his jaw. “Isadora, it’s not what you think.”
“Then what is it?” I pressed, refusing to back down. I could feel Magnus’s presence behind me, his eyes darting between us, the air heavy with unspoken words. “Why did you lie?”
Cassian inhaled sharply, his gaze flickering to Magnus before returning to me. “It’s complicated.”
“Complicated?” I scoffed, anger bubbling to the surface. “It doesn’t take a genius to know that secrets mean distrust. What could possibly be so important that you had to keep it from me?
