C152 Cephus’ POV

Cephus' POV

My eyes pop open as I stare at her face. She feels sorry for me. She sees me as that young boy who lost his mom, who lost everything, and that’s not what I want. I don’t want pity for what I have done or gone through.

“I don’t want your pity, Katie. I don’t want you to tell me what I can and can’t do, what will work and won’t work. We all have our own ways of working through things