A Reckless Confession

~CASSIDY~

I was genuinely worried about Hadley's well-being.

I wanted her distracted—my main reason for insisting she leave the house, even when she clearly didn't want to go to the party.

My goal was to keep her away from her phone, from the relentless stream of articles and notifications that kept popping up. I had plans to keep her engaged for the rest of the night. But standing next to Darius,