LOGINCassandra’s POV~The only thing I remembered—no, the only thing that kept playing like some cursed loop in my mind was the fire.The way it swallowed everything in seconds. The choking heat. The thick smoke clawing at my throat.And then Nico’s voice…his panic. Me screaming at him to go, to leave me, to get the hell out before it was too late. And then nothing. Just the roar of somet
Adriano’s POV ~I don’t even remember breathing.One second, the words were out of Salvatore’s mouth—“She’s dead”—and the next, something in me snapped. The sound that ripped from my throat wasn’t human. It was animal. It was hell itself tearing through my lungs.My body shot upright before I could ev
Adriano’s POV ~I felt my breath crawl to a stop inside my chest.It was the kind of stillness that cracked bones from the inside out. I exhaled…just once…and it felt like someone had shoved a jagged stone down my throat and forced me to swallow it whole. Very suffocating. I could barely hear the beeping monitors anymore. The pain in my
Cassandra’s POV ~The car slid to a stop in front of Nico’s penthouse, the tires screeching slightly against the wet pavement. My fingers trembled around the steering wheel, my breath catching in my throat as I just sat there for a moment, frozen, my heart in pieces that I wasn’t even sure I could gather anymore.I barely registered the sound of the front door opening until I saw Nico, stepping out in nothing but his grey pajama pants and a black T-shirt, his sharp eyes scanning the dark, deserted street like he was expecting danger to crawl out
ADRIANO’S POV~A groan tore from my throat before I even realized I was conscious.The pain hit first. A sharp, searing wave that ripped through my ribs and set my nerves on fire. I sucked in a breath… too fast, too shallow and it felt like knives slicing through my chest. My hand flew instinctively to my side, and the second I moved, agony lashed through me so hard I saw black for a moment.
Cassandra’s POV~At first, I didn’t believe what I was hearing.I pulled the phone away from my ear, staring at the screen like maybe I had misunderstood… or maybe my brain had started playing tricks on me. But no—Caterina’s name was still there, the call was still active, and her voice kept echoing through the speaker, just as smug and venomous as I remembered it.I froze.
EDEN'S POV~The nerve of her. I stood there, watching the hospital doors slam behind me like some stray dog being thrown out, and Cassandra didn’t even have the decency to look at me. Nothing. Not a second of hesitation. I’d been the one who made her, who shaped her world, and this was how she re
CASSANDRA'S POV~The noise never stopped.It buzzed in the air like static—grating, heavy, growing louder by the second. The sneers. The laughter behind hands. The glances that weren’t even subtle anymore.My face was burning. I didn’t need a mirror to know I was flushed with humiliation. My heart
CASSANDRA'S POV~For a long moment, neither of us spoke. The silence hung thick between us, but not in an awkward way. It was heavy… like something unsaid had started to press against my chest, suffocating me slowly.I blinked up at him. Once. Twice. My brows pulled together, confused. “What… what
CASSANDRA'S POV~I don’t remember much of the ride.Just the pounding in my head… the heat crawling beneath my skin like fire ants, and Adriano’s scent wrapped around me as he carried me. He didn’t let go—not for a single second. Not even when his men tried to take over. He held me like I was made







