Birthday Drama

Cassia’s POV

I stood in the hallway, pressing my back against the cold wall just outside the infirmary door. Through the slight crack, I heard Silas murmuring his frantic, broken promises. His voice was a raw, desperate rasp. He was treating her like fragile glass, projecting his past trauma onto her current state. I took a deep breath, letting the stale, sterile air fill my lungs. I needed to se