"What was your news again?" Cassie sweetly asked while they ate the breakfast he had prepared, still feeling the sting on her wrist.
She had to play her cards right if she wanted to escape Nick. She had to make him believe that she was still on his side. She could not allow him to know her plans.
The only thing that caused his ire was the thought that she was leaving him. He still had no clue that she had already betrayed him. She planned to keep it that way.
"Well, it seemed that our lovely couple had gone missing this morning. No one seemed to determine the whereabouts of the two." He explained as he shoved his mouth with a mouthful of toast and bacon from his plate.
"Where did you get this information?" She was slightly alarmed, but she had to play it cool. He could not suspect that she had a vested interest in Alex.
