Chapter 140

Cassidy's POV

Kellan’s gaze lingered on me as I sat stiffly at the table. Then his lips curved into a smile.

“You look pretty, Xayra,” he said.

The name slid over my skin like a chill, and I dropped my eyes to the edge of my plate. I refused to look at him, refused to let the word settle inside me. I wasn’t Xayra. I was me.

For a few moments, he didn’t press. The silence stretched between us,