Chapter 94 I Don't Feel Very Sane Tonight

• ACE
• The sky was already dark outside. Beck, Cal, and Damon had left earlier. The house felt quiet, like a museum before the storm.
• I sat on the main floor sofa, legs crossed. My black suit jacket was still open, tie loose and undone. In my left hand, a glass of scotch untouched. My watch kept ticking, but time felt like it slowed down on purpose. Maybe because I knew this moment was the most important part of the night. Before the gala, before the flashing cameras, before the empty speeches … I wanted a small certainty about who held the reins.