Chapter 27. Another Night Together

Cassandra’s POV

Tristan and Adrian clapped Julian on the back, whispering to him as we left to retire to our rooms. I turned a deaf ear to them and walked away towards our room. Claire had already left to check up on baby Alexander first, before going up to her room with Jason.

Our room was at the farthest end of the corridor, overlooking the golf course on one side and a beautiful wall fountain on the other. The room had a king-sized bed and was tastefully decorated in a combination of white, beige, and black. I wandered over to the balcony, breathing in the refreshing cool air. Under the lights of the resort, I took in the breathtaking views. I wouldn’t want to miss watching the sunrise the next morning. These were simple pleasures that I had somehow lost track of in the last few years of my life.

I heard Julian’s presence in the room and walked back to see him enter and lock the door after him. He turned and gazed into my eyes, his dark, hooded ones holding a lo