Chapter 289

CASSIAN'S POV

The steering wheel felt cold and sticky beneath my palms.

We were parked deep in the thick patch of oak trees at the edge of the old service road, about half a mile from the massive stone wall surrounding Lydia’s estate.

Through the heavy rain wiping across the windshield, I could see the high iron gates gleaming wetly in the distance. I leaned forward, my chest tight as I stared thr