Chapter 51

LYDIA’S POV

I barely slept.

Every time I closed my eyes, I saw him walking away. I heard the door shut. Felt that hollow, aching silence all over again.

By the time morning came, I gave up trying.

I got ready for school slowly, mechanically. No music. No distractions. Just silence.

Cassian wasn’t back.

His room door was still closed. Empty. Cold. Just like the space he’d left behind last night.