Chapter 50 — Mine
The gala ended shortly after midnight. The last of the guests disappeared through the grand entrance while staff quietly cleared the ballroom, carrying away crystal glasses and folded place cards that had filled the room only hours earlier. Aurora should have left with everyone else. Instead, she found herself standing on the terrace overlooking the city, watching the lights shimmer against streets still damp from the evening rain. She wasn’t waiting. At least, that was the excuse she had been repeating to herself. Footsteps approached behind her. “I was hoping you’d still be here.” Aurora turned. “So was I.” For a moment, neither of them moved. The silence between them no longer felt uncertain. It felt earned. Cassian slipped his hands into his pockets, studying her with the s
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