Chapter 74. Broken Things Can Be Fixed II

Cassian

I went home again because I forgot a file. I hadn't seen Seraphina much lately after the awkward kiss incident. I wanted to give her space, but now I needed to see her. I wanted to leave without her noticing. Since she was always with Vivaan, I figured she wouldn't be home. They were always together these days. Vivaan and I finished our project, so he had more time to spend with Seraphina. I had mixed feelings about it, but I knew she needed to be with him to move on from what happened.

As I went up the stairs, I bumped into Seraphina unexpectedly. Something fell and there was a loud noise. I saw beads from her anklet all over the floor. When I looked at Seraphina, she was trembling. She tried to pick up some of the beads and said, "It fell apart..." I could tell she was about to cry. It broke my heart to see her so upset, so I sat down next to her and saw the tear stains on her cheeks. "It's broken..." she kept saying, holding