CASSIA'S POV:
I had asked the car to drive off few minutes after I got in. We were not going to wait for Lucius for anything.
I knew he was a part of this. I had seen him from the corner of my eyes when I got into the pool and when I came out.
He stood there like a f*****g cunt, not offering to help, not offering to defend. He was a shitface, I always knew it, and he reminded me today that he was an unrepentant one.
I was fooled.
I wiped the tear that rested on my cheek for the fifth time as we finally came to the palace.
I hurriedly got out and went straight to the room and to the bathroom. I needed to scrub every alcohol and every moment that I was played by Lucius out of my skin.
I scrubbed my skin till it became tender and then, I cried again as the hot water creased on my
