Faith was having a meltdown. Maybe. It felt like a meltdown, but with fewer physical symptoms and most of the chaos just inside her head.
Zoya Bakshi had fortunately left Faith alone for the rest of the charity gala ball. Magnus had stayed the night with Faith at her apartment after the event, and though he had warned her that he had somewhere to be very early the next morning, he made sure to leave a note at Faith's bedside table, thanking Faith for accompanying him and wishing her a good day.
The Meltdown began after that.
Faith laid naked on her bed for a good hour, staring at the ceiling.
She was beginning to have real feelings for Magnus Lawson.
In all her years as an assassin and a spy for the New Order, Faith had never once felt anything past physical attraction or lust to her
