Celeste
The next morning started like any other, quiet and boring, until my phone buzzed on the nightstand. I squinted at the screen through sleepy eyes.
Elewon.
My heart skipped. My best friend never called this early unless something important was happening.
“Elewon?” I answered, my voice still thick with sleep.
“Finally! Listen, there’s a party tonight at Club Vesper. Everyone’s going to be there. You have to come with me,” she said, practically bouncing with excitement.
My stomach dropped. A party meant loud music, wild dancing, and people who didn’t follow rules. Everything that was the opposite of Jace’s suffocating control over my life.
“I don’t know,” I muttered quietly, biting my lip. “You know I can’t just leave. He’ll be furious if—”
“Celeste.” Elewon cut me off. “You’ve
