(Kiara)
Aurelia found me after dinner while I was putting away clean dishes. She told me Cassian wanted to meet with us after everyone settled for the night. I asked what it was about, but she said he hadn't told her everything yet. The fact that Lysander would be there made me think it involved more than seeing Cassian again.
I finished my work and waited in my room until Aurelia returned. She led me through a quieter part of the pack house and stopped outside an unused sitting room. Lysander was already inside, and Cassian stood near the window. Seeing him after the rejection hurt more than I expected.
Cassian looked at me but didn't come closer. I knew he wanted to, and part of me wanted the same thing. The broken bond had changed what I felt through Nyra, but it hadn't erased what I
