Chapter 26

CASSIAN’S POV

I had expected her to refuse. Still, a small part of me had hoped she wouldn’t.

When Lydia turned down Enzo’s mother’s offer, relief had washed through me so strongly I almost laughed. She hadn’t noticed it completely, but I knew she saw something shift in my face.

Then her phone buzzed again. And when I looked, I saw that it was a text from Enzo. The message sat there on the screen