Daelan’s POV
I watched as Cassie walked away, visibly upset with her steps quick and shoulders stiff, and I never expected our conversation to go south. It was like every word I’d tried to say only made things worse, and I hated that she wasn't trying to get me. However, I knew it was not just because she misunderstood me, but because deep down, I knew I hadn’t given her the truth she wanted to understand in the first place.
But what could I say?
How was I supposed to even start explaining that the only reason I ever stayed in that messed-up thing with Margaret was because her father had cornered me? And it wasn’t a joke, I knew that man really meant business, and I was just so conflicted right now.
And now I was here, staring down the path Cassie had just stormed off through, wonderin
