Chapter 37: Against the World, for Her
Warrick
I had never seen Cassandra like this. So lost, so vulnerable. I knew her better than anyone, and I knew that behind those clouded eyes was a battle only she could fight, but that didn’t stop the instinct inside me from wanting to protect her from everything that was happening, from all the pain that was surrounding her. As I listened to Michael’s story about Rachel, I felt a mix of emotions hit me with the same intensity that they hit her. But I couldn’t show it. Not in front of Cassandra.
I had to be her anchor, her support, even though at this moment, I felt just as helpless as she did.
When Michael started speaking, something inside me twisted. I couldn’t understand how someone could stop searching for their daughter, how someone, espec
