41. What are we?

Cassandra Salvatore

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The doctor had forbidden my men from sleeping on the same bed with me that night.

But Jules slept on the far end of my bed, careful not to touch me. I was only able to relax after I saw my siblings.

I felt like I failed them when I saw the red marks on Justina's neck, but Matteo assured me that they weren't going back to the man. It seemed like he was the most worked up about this.

When I woke up the next morning, Jules wasn't on the bed anymore. I sat up and tried to leave the bed but groaned when a stab of pain shot at my ribs.

I fell back into the bed and took a deep breath. Was I supposed to just stay in bed all day? My head didn't ache anymore but my ribs still hurt like a bitch.

I stretched my hand to the nightstand and took hold of my phone. When I turned it on, I gasped. There were over ten missed calls from Rafael and like five from my dad and that was when I remembered my promise to Rafael. Fuck. He probably contacted my dad again.

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