Serena:
Exhaustion crashed into me like rolling waves as we trudged upstairs.
I peeled my clothes off, starting with my jacket at the door of my bedroom, after laying the file in the desk drawer.
S.A.V.R.E
I tried to put a meaning behind it as I peeled the sweaty, soot-soaked clothes from my hot skin, stepping into the shower.
"Secret Association of Villainous Rubber‑duck Enthusiasts."
"Spectral Alliance for Vengeful Rogue Exes."
"Society for the Advancement of Very Random Experiments."
Nothing made sense, not even as I spoke it into the vanilla-scented steam, not as I washed my hair and scrubbed my skin, not even as I heard three sets of feet pad through my bedroom toward my bed.
When I emerged from the shower, they all three sat looking at me.
Nico.
Luca.
Matteo.
"Hello
