Cecilia 's pov
Dinner finally ended, and somehow, I managed to slip out of the room without drawing attention.
I just said "Thanks" to Daisy and nodded at Sebastian.
My brain was still spinning in ten different directions, but I didn’t let it show.
The second I hit the hallway, I could breathe again.
The house was too big. Too still.
I just wanted four solid walls, a working lock, and no one watching.
So I headed upstairs and shut the door behind me.
Less than ten minutes later, there was a knock.
I froze.
But it wasn’t trouble. Just the butler, polite as ever, holding out a brand-new phone.
"From Alpha Sebastian," he said quietly. "He thought you might want to stay connected tonight."
Honestly, I needed it.
My old phone got wrecked during the whole
