NIRELLE My phone is beeping with messages, so many that it is weird. I don't have anyone else who would send me a message, and since it hasn't been an hour since I parted ways with Cassian, I am not sure if he is the one who is sending me so many messages. The other people who can access this phone are Lucien or Theo, and I doubt if any of them would be sending me this many messages. I take out my phone and swipe on it. I open up the messaging app and realise that I have been added to a group text by Cassian, and everyone on there is so excited to know that I have been well. I don't know if they are truly happy for me or if this is just an avenue for them to gossip, but I read through the messages as I am being driven home. 'Oh my goodness! Nirelle, it's so wonderful to hear from you.'

