POV: EvelynWe don’t even make it out of the building before everything goes to shit. Security tries to guide everyone out like they can control anything anymore, but the tension doesn’t leave the room. Malachi stays close beside me, hand hovering near my elbow like he’s ready to pull me out if I snap. I don’t even notice where Arthur goes until I hear his voice again behind us, sharp and controlled, still trying to hold everything together like it isn’t already bleeding out but then Rebecca walks back in.And everything stops again.She wasn’t supposed to still be here.She pauses right inside the doorway like she’s deciding how much destruction she’s willing to stand in front of. Her eyes move straight to Samantha first, and for the first time since all this started, she doesn’t look careful.She looks done.“Samantha,” Rebecca says.Calm voice. Too calm. Fuck, what was she going to do?! Samantha tilts her head slightly from her seat, like she’s mildly entertained by the interrupt
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