Chapter 146

Cassian POV

And I’d ignored the summons earlier.

That note still sat somewhere in the back of my mind like a warning I’d refused to read properly.

Your presence is expected. Tonight.

I’d thrown it away.

Now it felt like a mistake I couldn’t take back.

Because Ava didn’t call like that unless something had already broken.

And Carlton didn’t summon people unless he already knew how it would end.

My bike tore through the last stretch of road, tyres screaming against asphalt as the estate gates came into view.

Closed.

Of course.

I didn’t slow.

“Open them,” I barked as