CASSANDRA
My heart skipped a beat.
Was Kaleb being serious?
I searched my mind for the right thing to say, but nothing was coming to me. Meanwhile, I could feel heat spreading through my cheeks.
Before I could suffer for too long, the king of Yurene began to laugh.
“I’m joking, Cassandra,” he said with a brilliant smile. “I simply wanted to lighten the air a little bit. But in all seriousness… are you alright?”
I nodded as I rubbed my wrist. The guards had been really rough with me, and I could feel the kind of tenderness on my arm that usually meant a bruise was forming.
Kaleb suddenly noticed the bandage on my wrist and his deep blue eyes widened in surprise.
“What happened to you?” he asked as his eyebrows knitted together in concern.
I quickly tucked my arm behind my back to k
