CASSIE’S POV
I was still smiling when I felt the shift in temperature on the other side of the room.
"You know," Celeste said "I love your hair like that, Cassie. It's so effortless."
I looked at her.
She was smiling perfectly. Her eyes looked soft and friendly but there was absolutely nothing friendly in them at all.
"Thank you," I said.
“You know….you seem… comfortable here,” she said, smiling at me.
There was nothing wrong with the words themselves but I knew she had another meaning.
I forced a small smile. “I’m okay here.”
“Of course you are,” she replied smoothly. Her eyes moved briefly to Darren’s hand near mine before returning to my face. “You’ve always been… adaptable.”
It hit exactly where she wanted it to. She said it like I was someone who adjusted to whatever attenti
