First Kiss: Don't Make Me Force You

Cassian Vargo's POV

I turn my back on her question, the heavy wooden door shutting out her desperate voice. I cannot give her answers. I do not have them myself. The tension in my neck coils tight as I stride down the hall. My boots hit the floorboards, echoing in the quiet mansion. I head straight for the security room.

My jaw tightens to the point of aching as I stand in the dim room, my dark