AURELIA
I followed Jade out of the dark office, my boots silent on the polished floor. He’d only grumbled a curt “Come on” before turning on his heel, but I didn’t need more than that. The house felt different now. It even looked emptier, save from the few bodyguards I keep seeing lurking around.
All the people who had filled the rooms earlier had vanished,
We slid into the car without a word. Jade gripped the wheel like it had personally offended him, and I stared out the window, arms crossed tight over my chest. The city lights blurred past, but I barely registered them. Neither of us spoke. The quiet wasn’t peaceful, it was a loaded gun between us, safety off.
I didn’t even notice when we stopped. One moment the road was moving, the next we were parked in front of a sleek, high-en
