Chapter 270

CASSIAN'S POV

The quiet in my empty apartment was suffocating. I tossed my heavy duffel bag onto the floor by the entryway and stood in the dark living room, the cold silence pressing against my chest.

Every instinct in me screamed to reach into the cabinet for a bottle and pour a glass or three, just to numb the ringing in my ears.

Then my phone buzzed in my pocket. I pulled it out and saw a remi