Selene – POV

The cab rolled to a slow stop in front of my apartment building, its tires crunching against the gravel like the sound of a closing chapter. I didn’t move right away. I just sat there, staring out the foggy window as the world outside blurred slightly in the morning haze.

Everything felt… heavier now.

With a sigh that carried far more weight than I wanted to admit, I reached into my bag, pulled out a few crumpled bills—ignoring the envelope of money Cassian had left behind ...