Cassandra's POV
"Cassandra I have a lot on my plate. It can wait."
So I waited. After his phone call, he left without a word.
"When will you be back?" I asked Alaric before he left the room. After being fully dressed, he stopped by the door. He glanced over his shoulder to catch a glimpse of my worried face.
"Don't wait for me. I won't be back early." He answered and my stomach dropped immediately. I clutched the edges of my clothes
"But..." My voice came out shaky. I had this feeling Alaric was avoiding me, but I couldn't say it out loud.
He sighed, sounding a bit tired. "Just try to wait, we will eventually talk and don't do anything crazy for now." He said before walking out the door
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The entire day I didn't step out of the room. My mood was sour and I didn't want to
