Lily's POV
Connor left with his shoulders stiff and his head held just a fraction too high, the kind of posture people used when they were trying to preserve dignity that had already cracked. I watched him walk down the corridor, past the glass walls and dimmed lights, security a few steps behind him. He didn’t look back. That almost surprised me more than if he had.
When the elevator doors finally closed and the floor fell quiet again, I let out a breath I hadn’t realized I’d been holding. My hands were trembling slightly, adrenaline still buzzing under my skin but I still felt relieved.
Dante turned to me immediately. “Are you okay?” he asked, his voice lower now, all the coldness in it was now gone.
“I am,” I said honestly. “I really am.”
He studied my face for a moment like he wa
