Cixi let her head fall back against the cushions and pressed both hands to the false weight at her middle and breathed, finally, like a person alone.
She was not alone for long when another knock came lightly. Two taps at first. Then more. Whoever was behind that door was considerably unlike Emily. However, why can't she have alone time with Cassian? Is it so hard to get time to talk to Cassian? At night, he distracted her, and in the morning… no, afternoon, people wouldn't stop coming.
That warning sign was nothing but a joke when people did not follow it.
Cixi didn't want to get up from where she sat comfortably. Before she could utter a word, 'Come in'.
The door was opened by Rafael. "Hey, gorgeous!"
Alarm rang in Cixi's every cell. 'What the hell was he doing here?'
Cixi's eyes first snapped to the study room where Cassian was, and then slowly turned to see Rafael walking towards her.
