Jade’s Pov
I sat in the back of the night bus with my backpack clutched tightly to my chest, watching the city lights blur past the window.
Tears slipped down my cheeks silently and I wiped them away with the back of my hand only for more to take their place.
I had left everything behind. The penthouse. My job. My life. All of it was gone now, and I was heading to a small town outside New York that I had picked at random from the bus schedule.
I didn't even know what the place looked like or if I would be able to find work there, but it didn't matter. Anywhere was better than staying in that house with Silas.
The bus was mostly empty except for a few other passengers who looked just as tired and worn down as I felt.
An old woman sat a few rows ahead of me, knitting something with
