Krystal POV
I woke up at four in the morning and spent three hours staring at the ceiling because today was the deadline Silas had given me to leave the city, but every time I looked at my bank balance or thought about where I could take a sick toddler with no car and no plan, I felt like the walls were closing in on me.
I tried to pack a small bag for Lysander while he was still sleeping, but my hands were shaking so much that I couldn't even fold his little shirts properly, and eventually I realized that I couldn't just run blindly into the world without any resources.
I decided that I had to go into the office one last time to get the rest of the cash advance I had hidden in my desk, and maybe I could find a way to talk to Alex without his father’s spies listening in, but the subwa
