Chapter 102

Cassidy's POV

Sleep wouldn’t come. I laid flat on my back, staring at the ceiling, counting the decor on the plaster until my eyes blurred. My chest felt too tight, and my head too restless.

Every time I closed my eyes, The Queen’s words echoed back at me, sharp and cold, so different from the warmth I’d gotten used to from her.

Earlier, when she summoned me to her chambers, I’d thought maybe sh