Aurora’s POV“What did the message say?”Sebastian doesn’t answer immediately. That is enough to make something cold move through me.We are already outside Mercer, already halfway to the SUV, already one step ahead of the police, Vincent, Damien, and whatever part of my life is about to collapse next, and he is still holding his phone like it might bite him if he speaks too soon.“Sebastian.”He looks at me then.Not calm. Not fully.That matters.“Tell me.”Lucas has the back door open, but neither of us gets in. The night around us feels too sharp. Too loud. A siren somewhere close, engines idling, footsteps shifting behind the building. We do not have time for hesitation, and yet he is giving me exactly that.“It said not to let you call Raymond,” he says. My stomach drops anyway. “Why?” He says nothing, and then I know. Not the details. Not the shape. Just the direction. I laugh once, a small, awful sound I do not recognize as mine. “Of course.”“Aurora.”“No.” I take a step back
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