Chapter 34
- Mason's POV
- The weight of leadership bore down on me like a physical force as I paced the confines of my office. The past few days have been a whirlwind of revelations and new responsibilities, each adding to my burden. But nothing weighed on me quite as heavily as the task I had just assigned to Lucas.
- "Find Aurora," I had told her, my voice tight with a mix of emotions I couldn't entirely untangle. "And when you do... bring her back. She needs to answer for what she's done."