His Silent Possession
“The same way it has been, the last four years Cassian, you ignore me, and I do the same to you, it has been working perfectly fine and there is no reason to change it now.”
A muscle ticked in his jaw as her words hit him. “I’m just trying to be civil.”
“Civil? You don’t get to use that word now, you chose silence every single day, Cassian. I survived this house alone, and I will survive the next six months the same way, so do not speak to me unless the house is on fire.”
She turned back toward the stairs, needing to get away from him, but he spoke before she could take another step.