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Lyra’s POVAfter tidying Cassian’s room, I had no reason to stay there. Cassian returning to work so soon after being injured made me nervous, but idle hands led to idle, useless thoughts. I needed to keep myself busy as much as I needed to prove my usefulness.I would make sure Cassian had no reaso

He wanted me. I wanted him too, even though it scared me. But I didn’t want to leave. I froze, unsure what to do.He shook his head. “Forgive me. I must be frightening you. You are just here to sleep, and I’m treating you like…” He stopped himself. “Forgive me.”I turned his words over in my mind. “

Lyra’s POVCassian walked into the room, intimidating in his wide stride, glaring at Isabella.She floundered. “I… didn’t… that is to say…” Her gaze darted from me, down to her food, and from there, she rallied. “I caught this one stealing food, and am in the middle of bestowing punishment upon her.

Lyra’s POVMaybe this inner strength and determination had always been there, but it had been smothered under years of pain and neglect. When I’d lived in a place where even an incorrect twitch of the brow could lead to a beating, I’d buried all my feelings just to survive.The time I had spent with

Lyra’s POVI stilled, unable to move though I knew I should pull away. I couldn’t bring myself to do it, frozen in half-terror that I would be punished for even pulling away, as I was surely to be punished for attempting to touch him.“Lyra,” he whispered, and the single word zipped through me like