ADINNA’S POV
My heels click against the polished floor, the sound echoing down the hall like a warning I can’t escape. My heart races, but the world around me is back to normal.
The music starts up again, quiet at first, then loud and overwhelming. The beat thumps behind me, laughter ripples through the crowd, glasses clink, and someone calls out for a refill. Those are the sounds you only hear when the universe isn’t falling apart.
Except mine just did.
I turn, expecting chaos, people frozen or running, anything that proves I’m not losing my mind, but no. They’re just fine. Dancing, smiling, swaying under golden lights as if nothing happened just two minutes ago.
I grip the edge of a marble pillar to steady myself, my chest rising and falling too quickly. My palms are sweaty, my brea
