Daelan's POV
Cassie had no idea indeed.
Moments before her arrival, I had been sitting for over an hour, the weight of everything pressing on me, and my thoughts spinning in circles I could not escape. The wounds from the past were still raw, but there was something deeper gnawing at me now.
Margaret’s actions, her lies and manipulation, and the way she had twisted a lot of things felt heavy to digest. I still couldn't believe how I had believed all her schemes, and let her ruin Felicia's life like that for all those years.
I leaned back against the couch, staring at the ceiling. My mind replayed every cruel move, all her calculated words and sly post, her heavy betrayal burning within me. My jaw tightened as anger mingled with the exhaustion I could feel in my bones.
Then, just w
