Zoey,s POV
The storm had finally passed sometime before dawn. I knew because the silence woke me, there was no thunder rattling the windows, no rain slamming against the glass. Just the low hum of the city far below Christian’s penthouse and the faint ache behind my eyes from another sleepless night.
I stared at the ceiling for several seconds before the memories from last night returned.
- She still doesn’t know everything. If Valentina moves again, we handle it immediately.
I rolled onto my side, reaching for my phone before remembering Christian’s security team still had it. The absence of it made me feel strangely disconnected from the world, trapped, or protected. At this point, I honestly couldn’t tell the difference anymore.
I pushed the blankets away and forced myself out of b
