Brian’s POV
I stared at her, her question circling in my mind like a tornado, tearing apart everything else I could’ve thought of. What changed? She was still looking at me, her eyes unblinking as she waited for me to answer.
I swallowed hard, feeling like every muscle in my body was stiffening by the second. “What do you mean?” My voice was quiet and cautious, trying to buy myself a sliver of time to figure out what the hell she was asking.
“You know what I mean, Brian.” Cassandra tilted her head slightly, her gaze cutting right through me like a scalpel. “You’ve been… different lately. And this isn’t my first time asking you this question.”
My stomach twisted as her words dug deep. She wasn’t wrong. But how could I explain it without everything spilling out? How could I tell her I wa
