I couldn’t breathe.
It wasn’t fear, not exactly. It was the weight of the decision pressing down on me, the realization that the stakes were higher than I’d ever imagined. There was no turning back now. The pieces had already been set into motion. But what did it all mean
The rogue’s words still echoed in my ears, a constant hum under the surface. You’re the key. What did that even mean? I had no answers. No clue what kind of future I was walking into, let alone how to shape it.
Cassian stood beside me, watching me like he always did when I was on the edge of something, but he didn’t push. He never did. Not with me. Not like that.
I turned toward him, trying to steady my breath. “This... this is too much,” I said, my voice more broken than I wanted it to be. “I can’t just trust them. T
