She knew she couldn't keep his hand hanging, and she also knew that she wasn't supposed to take his hands, for her safety.
But Rose reluctantly raised her smaller hand to his much bigger one and slowly placed it in his.
Cassius wasted no time in wrapping his hand around Rose's, gently helping her up as if he really cared about her.
Rose stood before him, her hand in his and his eyes on hers.
She was just about to apologize for her rudeness when she suddenly felt a dull pain in her head. She thought it was just one of those stress-induced headaches, but she felt it again, this time, much stronger and more painful.
She winced from the sharp pain and tried to remove her hand from Cassius' but he held on tightly, locking his icy green eyes on hers.
"W-what are you doing to me?" Rose questioned, becoming unstable on her feet as she started to sway uncoordinated.
