CASSANDRA'S POV~
My heart started racing the second I felt his stare cut through. A chill crept down my spine, curling into my bones as I looked up and met Dario’s eyes… sharp, unblinking, and far too still.
There was something in the way he stared.
Something off.
I swallowed hard, tried to paste a smile onto my lips, but it faltered halfway and died before it could bloom. My fingers gripped my keycard like it was a lifeline—tight enough to hurt.
“I… I didn’t mean to break any rules,” I said quietly, my voice not quite steady. “I just couldn’t sleep. No matter how hard I tried. I thought maybe a short walk might help tire me out.”
I didn’t even know why I was explaining myself. But something about the way he was looking at me made the air feel suffocating. Like I needed to fill the s
