Chapter 241 CASSANDRA

The next day, Lawoke with a’lump in my throat. My stomach ached with nervousness, and when | rose from my bed, my entire body trembled so mu li that | needed to sit back down. There was still so much on my mind that | could hardly contain my nerves. As | stared at the rays of sunlight streaming in through the ice-white curtains, | wanted to cry from the

I’d managed to stay strong and keep from breaking down so | wouldn’t worry Erika or Finnick, but that task was proving far too difficult these days. Ronald, Emmett, Kaleb, Raven, Asher.. all of them danced around my mind, rendering me unable te handle anything else.

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| wrapped my hands around my sheets and gripped them tightly, so hard that my knuckles turned white. | hated the king of Yurene for putting me in this position for putting all of us here Emmett too.

Suddenly, | heard movement behind me, and when | turned, Finnick stood by my bed, his favorite teddy bear in his hand. His dark hair was rumpled and his big gray eyes were bleary from sleep, but his expression was concerned.

“Mommy?” he prompted me. “Are you okay?”