Storm of Scrutiny

Cassia Rowe.

The next morning was colder than usual. As I sipped my coffee by the kitchen window, the city outside felt distant, almost surreal. A thin fog wrapped around the buildings like a veil, much like the haze that had settled over my thoughts. It was a strange contrast—inside my home, warmth, outside, chaos. And it all revolved around one man, Darius Thorne.

I pulled my phone from the kitc