Chapter 78

LYDIA’S POV

I didn’t remember how I got back to my apartment.

Everything after leaving Cassian’s office felt like a blur, like I was moving, breathing, existing but not really there.

The elevator. The street. The stares. The whispers. It all clung to me like dirt I couldn’t wash off.

By the time I pushed my door open, my hands were shaking so badly I almost dropped my keys. The moment I stepped in