The Variable

LYDIA’S POV

I should have taken the ring off the second I laid down to sleep.

That thought slammed into my chest the next morning. Morning sunlight streamed through the massive floor-to-ceiling windows of Cassian’s penthouse, washing the sprawling living room in a bright glow. The light caught the heavy silver band resting on my index finger. The deeply engraved *M* glinted back at me, a stark r