Peniel
My footsteps were slow, hesitant, as I made my way to where Cassian waited by the hidden door. I could feel the pressure of secrets pressing down on me, the replica key hidden in my pocket. But as I got closer, it was Cassian's face I noticed, his expression softened in the darkness, his eyes focused solely on me.
His angelic face is enough to forget the pain and the realization that I’ve actually fall in love with Prince Lucian and that I’m actually broken . . .
"Are you alright?" he asked, voice barely above a whisper, laced with a tenderness that made my chest tighten.
I swallowed, trying to hold myself together, but something inside me cracked open. My throat tightened, and before I knew it, the tears began to spill, one after another, falling faster than I could wipe them
