Chapter 18 — The Second Time

(Zara's POV)

When I walked in that night, Jane was already asleep on the sofa with the TV playing softly and her phone half-falling from her chest. I stood there for a moment, just watching her, wondering how she could look so peaceful when my own chest felt like it had been left slightly open all night.

I didn't wake her up. I just turned off the TV, took her phone, and left it on the table before going to my room.

But I didn't sleep.

I lay there staring at the cei