Chapter 160

• Zara
• The night was quiet in a way that almost felt unnatural. I sat on the low stone wall outside the academy dormitory, knees drawn to my chest, chin resting against them. The coolness of the stone seeped into my skin, but it wasn’t unpleasant. It grounded me.
• For weeks, everything had been too loud. Too chaotic. My thoughts twisted with memories—some mine, some planted, all tangled until I couldn’t separate them anymore. And then there was Jace.