Cassandra's POV

"I will let you love me. You are Max's dad already, and I do want you. Please don't do this to yourself," I said gently and softly.

"You want me? You mean it?" He asked with eyes full of hope.

"Yes, I mean it. Now rest and we will meet again," I said as I took the glass from his hands and kept it.

I lay him on the bed as he closed his eyes slowly, "Don't go, darling, I love you," he slurred as he went to sleep.

I opened his shoes, loosened his shirt, and opened his belt, socks, and wristwatch, and covered him with a...