Drasa’s POVI could feel him pulling away.At first, it was subtle, a longer pause before he answered me, the way his gaze lingered on my face like he was searching for something I wasn’t saying. Then it became sharper, like the edge of a blade that had been honed in silence.Cassian still walked me to classes, still sat with me at lunch, but there was a stiffness to him now, a measured tone that made my chest ache. I knew what it was. I’d kept things from him, and though I’d told myself it was to protect him, that reasoning was wearing thin under his quiet disapproval.He didn’t say it outright, but every time I caught him watching me, I could feel the unspoken question burning between us: What else haven’t you told me, Drasa?And yet, I couldn’t bring myself to spill everything. Not here. Not now.The worst part was, he was still protective, maybe more than before. If anyone so much as looked at me wrong in the hallway, his hand would find my arm, tugging me closer. If I lingered to
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