Cassandra POV
“Ah!” I exclaimed, jumping out of bed. What just happened? Why would he say that? He’s out of his mind. Could he really be in love with me, or is this some twisted game? The events of the day kept surfacing in my mind.
“Wake up, Cassie; it’s all just a ploy to keep you tied to him,” I told myself, pacing the room. If I had known Marcus was going to make leaving impossible, I would have planned my escape more carefully.
“My God!”
I shouldn’t have let myself get into this situation. At first, I thought it was all a joke. I'm certain that by morning, we’ll all move past this ridiculousness and come to an understanding. There’s no way I’m staying in this house—not now, not ever! The realization of how foolish I had been made me burst into laughter. I flopped back onto my bed,
