Chapter 141

**Ronan**

The drive into the city is loud in the best kind of way. Rain misting across the windshield, Sloane half-turned in the backseat, showing Mateo how the toy’s smoke puffs out like dragon breath while Roxanne laughs softly beside them. The kid’s giggling, his little hands covered in glitter from one of the unwrapped toys, and for a second, I almost forget who any of us are. By the time we r