Chapter 226

She jumped up like a kid, clearly thrilled. The carousel was fun, sure, but it wasn't really her kind of thing-she was way more into the intense, action-packed kind of games. Watching her face light up with excitement, Cassian Bennett let out a quiet chuckle. He couldn't tell if she had always been this wild at heart or if it was his influence-but either way, she really got a kick out of these shoot-‘em-up games. After going at it for a while, he felt the stress in his chest finally start to lift. When they cleared the last level, the scoreboard came up. Cassian looked over with a knowing smile and said, "I set off the final bomb, so my monster count beat yours." Sabrina Evans usually wasn't one to fuss about losing. But then she suddenly remembered what he'd said earlier-loser takes the punishment. Seeing the smirk in his eyes, a shiver ran down her spine. Setting the prop gun down, she glanced at him warily. "Okay, I lost. So, what's the punishment?" He didn't answer right away, just