CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHT: QUEENS & PAWNS

NOVA POV

What did he mean, I should have walked when I had the chance?

The words rolled around my head like loose marbles on smooth tiles. My heart plummeted straight to my stomach, then lower, heavy and cold between my legs.

The whole hall seemed to shrink smaller and hold its breath or maybe because the power had flickered out, maybe because the music had stopped mid-violin note, or maybe because every soul in the room had heard Luca’s voice turn ...