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The Price of Knowing

Penulis: Norah Black
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-01-29 23:24:36

CASSIAN'S POV

“Before we begin, I’d like to make it clear that whatever we say here will not leave these walls.”

I stand at the head of the conference table, thoughts colliding in my mind.

I shouldn't have touched Nina like that, but I wasn't thinking. It's like my brain just turns off when she comes around.

Now I'm thinking about her and feeling her eyes on me when I should be frantic about damn near losing my company.

My eyes settle on the sea of faces, but I know right where she's sitting.

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    NINA’S POVI know what Cassian is about to say before a single word can reach me.I can read it in the way his lips part, the way his eyes drop, and the way his entire body looks like it’s bracing for impact—and it makes my blood run cold.I want the truth. It’s all I’ve ever wanted. But what happens when the truth threatens to shatter the little slice of peace we just found?I try not to look at the blood on his forehead when all I want to do is to find out why. Eyes. Look at his eyes. Red rimmed and glazed over in the faint light, he blinks slowly and drops his gaze to my feet.No, look at me. Please.“Nina…” his voice comes out raspy, and I make up my mind then and there.“I…I was going to say that when I left, I talked to—““Can it wait?” I blurt, ribs tightening as he lifts his gaze back to my face.“What?”My nails dig into my palm.“This…thing. Can it…wait?”His brows twitch, but I watch his shoulders broaden ever so slightly.“Absolutely.” He says, eyes still searching my fa

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