Chapter 5

"Answer me," I said, my voice calm but with an authority that brooked no refusal. "What exactly is going on between you two?"

Cassian and Talia exchanged a glance, a flicker of panic crossing both their faces.

Everyone in the room caught that detail.

"Cassian." Talia's voice trembled with tears. "Let's just come clean. Larissa already knows."

"Talia," Cassian snapped, clearly not wanting her to say another word.

But I wasn't about to let them off the hook.

"Know what?" I pressed, closing in. "Talia, since you say I already know, then just say it. Let everyone hear what kind…