Chapter 90Cassandra's POVWhen Gerald left me in that room, cold and still with the scented candles staring at me like a loser, I felt like something snapped inside me.He had been there one moment, all heat and need, and then he was gone, like something had snapped. I had him in the palm of my hand, waiting and ready.I lay there for a second, the aftertaste of him on my skin, and it wasn't sweetness. It was salt and anger.I told myself it was fine. I told myself I had what I wanted for the night. But then, I saw him move down the hall, and my chest went tight in a way that had nothing to do with desire.He stood at Liliana's door for a moment, and then he walked into her room.I didn't even have to think. The flame in me went hot and nasty. I pushed myself up, the silk of my robe moving against the mattress as I followed him.Seeing him standing there, soft and quiet with her, the way he looked at her like she was a wound he loved to press his thumb into, made a low, animal sound
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