Cassia’s POVI study Garrett, my eyes flicking to Sybella who nods. I don’t want to lie to him. “Yes… and no. It’s one of the strongest feelings I have right now… the one I thought might be most obvious that it was mine if I shared it… it’s - if I think much… if I let the wall fall away and-” my voice catches, and I bite my lip, unsurprised when two low growls fill the air. “let myself think about my… my parents…” I trudge on, avoiding too much of the truth. “Then, yes… that’s what I feel… but I don’t let myself much… I’m - afraid I’ll get s-stuck there and walk in the fog again.” All-too-familiar tears blur my vision, and I feel myself being lifted into Cole’s lap, arms possessively encircling me, one hand slapping Garrett’s away as he reaches for my hands. “My turn,” he says huskily. “Let me have it, beautiful.” Garrett predictably grumbles, and the oracle and Tawny both laugh lightly. “Go ahead then, Cassia,” Sybella encourages. Again, I turn my inner eye to the bridges - to
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