Evangeline’s POV:
Now that he was gone, I finally had the chance to take in my surroundings, my eyes drifting upward as I surveyed the room. It took me a moment to process what I was seeing.
A chandelier hung from the ceiling, casting a dim golden glow that barely reached the far corners of the expansive suite. The furniture was sleek, modern, and expensive-looking, arranged too precisely to feel lived-in. My gaze shifted to the vast floor-to-ceiling windows stretching across the entire length of the room. I squinted against the city lights twinkling in the distance, the skyline a blur of silver and navy under the night sky.
Wait… were we in a hotel?
A slow exhale left my lips as I turned away from the view, my eyes burning after staring too long into the artificial glow. The weight of
