Reborn! Princess Leila's Second Chance
Darren twitched forward, instinct driving him, but Cassius barreled in, grabbing him back.
"Dude, are you fucking kidding me?" Cassius said, wiping Darren's lip with a handkerchief, grumbling. "Five minutes I'm gone, and you're a punching bag."
Darren's eyes stayed on me, raw with pain, with betrayal. I'd chosen Lucas - publicly, at least.
My chest ached, a dull, gnawing thing.
Basil watched, silent, and then moved toward me, slow as time itself. "You must be Lyle's daughter, Leila Steen," he said, soft, almost warm. "I held you when you were a babe."
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