Georgia sat in the back seat of the car, her eyes staring blankly out the window as the city passed by in a blur. Buildings. People. Traffic lights. Everything looked normal. Ordinary. Like the world hadn't just tilted sideways.
Max drove in silence, his eyes focused on the road ahead. Her phone buzzed in her lap. She glanced down, her chest tightening slightly when she saw the name on the screen.
Lucian.
She answered immediately, lifting the phone to her ear. "Hey."
"Hey," Lucian's voice came through, low and warm. "How are you?"
Georgia let out a small breath, leaning her head back against the seat. "Tired. You?"
"Same," Lucian said. There was a pause, and she could hear faint sounds in the background, typing, maybe. Or papers shuffling. He was probably at the office. "Did you slee
