Marina had remained quiet throughout the ride back home because she didn’t want to worsen Cassian’s mood. She could as well pretend not to have discovered anything. It didn’t matter after all.Cassian occasionally glanced her way, hoping she’d talk to him, but she remained mute. For someone who’d been chatty on their way to the restaurant that evening, she was unusually silent, and it disturbed him.“Hey,” he caught her wrist the moment they stepped into the room, pulling her closer. Marina almost melted into his touch, but she maintained her fierceness. “Did someone say anything to you when I left the table? Did Adam piss you off?”“No, Cassian, this is not about your uncle.” She responded, battling the inner voice that was encouraging her to savor Cassian’s warmth.“Then it’s about what? We were good before we left for dinner.”“Pregnancy hormones,” she lied, “I just want to be alone.” She loathed that she was beginning to shut him out, but that might as well be their new reality af
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