Marcus POV
“There you are. Welcome back home, Cassie,” I said, with a smile on my lips. I knew something had happened back at the college; the vice chancellor had tipped me off.
“Is it true?” she asked, cautiously making her way towards me.
“You’ve been curious about me, Cassie, and they provided you the information you needed,” I replied, without meeting her gaze.
“Why? Why are you doing this?” she pressed, the pain in her eyes stark and undeniable.
“It doesn’t matter that you’ve discovered the truth; what matters now is that you’re mine.” I never wanted to reveal it this way, and it would have been better if I had chosen the moment myself. But clearly, Professor Susan couldn’t keep her mouth shut.
“Hold on, everything is starting to make sense. Are you saying that the incident
