ELIAS
She was gone.
I didn’t see her leave, but I felt it. The instant that sensation hit, everything inside me tightened. My surroundings blurred, and even the people milling about ceased to matter.
Mina had left.
Which meant I needed to leave, too.
I straightened, brushing aside the lingering sweetness clinging to my tongue like syrup. “Thank you for the drink,” I said, forcing a polite nod in Calista and Rowena’s direction despite the nausea in my gut. “I need to leave.”
“Me too,” Aiden said beside me.
I glanced at him, raising a brow, but chose not to comment.
We broke through the crowd together, moving quickly. Frustration simmered just below the surface, my mind set on finding Mina, when suddenly Aiden grabbed my hand.
What? We weren’t even close, not in any universe, realm,
