CHAPTER 80
LYRA’S POV
I froze. The world seemed to have stopped, or maybe I was the one who wasn’t moving, or breathing. I just stood there, staring at Darius’ reflection through the bathroom mirror. He couldn’t possibly have followed me down here, could he? How did he get past Mirai?
When the world appeared to swoon underneath my feet, I inhaled deeply, reminding myself to breathe. I turned slowly, my hands gripping the edge of the marble sink, my palms digging into the ceramic in a bid to hold myself upwards. “What are you doing here?”
“Lyra-”
“I asked you a question. What the f**k are you doing in here?”
It was easier to pretend like you weren’t affected by your past when it wasn’t in front of you. It was easier to pretend like I was done with Darius because like they say, out of
