Cassie’s POV-
Part of me is still trembling from the fact that I nearly got plowed into by those cyclists, my mind is still reeling from the fact that if Abadrax had not been there I could have very well been seriously hurt. The way he put himself in the line of danger for me, no one has ever done that for me before. The way he held me in his arms, like I was the most precise and delicate person in the world to him. It made me want to remain in his arms. It is why I wrapped his arm back around me as we walked to the restaurant.
As our date progressed, all I could do was think about Abadrax. I wanted to throw my caution and hesitation into the wind, but a bigger part of me wondered why my every thought was of him, why I did not feel whole without him. I know if I fully explained this to
