Chapter 320

CASSIAN'S POV

The room underground was cold and smelled like damp concrete.

I sat alone on the edge of a narrow metal cot, staring at the screen of my phone as it vibrated in my palm. My mother’s name flashed repeatedly across the top of the display.

I stared at it for a long moment before sliding my thumb across the glass to answer.

"Cassian," my mother's voice came through the speaker, high, str