Cassian's POV
My chest felt like it had been split wide open.
Sera’s words—Get lost, Cassian—echoed in my head, each syllable slicing me deeper than any blade ever could. She stood there, trembling with defiance, her eyes flashing with the same fire that had drawn me to her in the first place.
But what gutted me even more was the smug, satisfied smirk spreading across Nicho’s face as he stepped closer to her, like he was silently claiming what was mine.
Mine.
I swallowed the rage clawing up my throat and forced myself to speak evenly, though my voice still shook with anger. “Fine. I’ll leave…” My eyes cut to Nicho, narrowing into deadly slits. “…but I’m not leaving you here with him.”
Sera blinked, startled, then scoffed. “Excuse me? You don’t get to make decisions for me, Cassian. Y
