Chapter 386

• As the car cruised silently along the icy highway, I stared out the window, the skyline of the capital fading into distant gray. My reflection flickered in the glass sharp, composed, deliberate. But the thoughts swirling behind my eyes weren’t as still.
• “I can’t shake the feeling,” I said softly, “that her condition deteriorated because of me.”
• Violet looked at me from across the leather seat. She hesitated, but I could tell she was debating whether to lie or tell me what I already knew. In the end, she sighed and leaned forward slightly.