Arabella's eyes were swollen. She had sat at the corner of the room while Cassius had been staring at her all this time.
After they had shown their emotions, the two were still unsettled. Partly it was only Arabella who was unsettled. She couldn't tell if Cassius was also unsettled considering his expression had came back to his usual poker face. When she recalled their heated exchange, she thought to herself, wondering what kind of relationship she had with Cassius.
A partner? That feels wrong.
A friend? Not quite considering how sometimes they were at odds.
A lov- even worse, a nightmare.
But as she was thinking, he was staring at her. His red gaze almost gave her a burn mark all over her body with how intense it had stared at her. At first she didn't feel bothered as she was busy with her own thoughts, wondering if she could come to regret this stupid idea of staying back in the castle.
In the first place Cassius was the stupid one, she reasoned.
