(Casey's POV)
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Now, that I was all alone, for the first time since the last two nights when Jace turned up on my doorstep, the quiet settled around me like a silk sheet—deceptively light, but weighted with everything I had to face today. For the first time since I started living in the house, it felt big and lonely.
With Jace and Ethan out chasing Maven, my battlefield was different, but no less daunting. The house felt eerily still, the echo of their departure still vibrating in the air. I stood in the living room, my bare feet on the cold tile floor, and let out a long, centering breath.
Time to move.
