EMBER’S POV

“I want to recover here. In this penthouse. Not locked away somewhere safe and isolated.”

And there it is. The trade she’s been building toward.

I almost laugh.

“You want to stay here,” I repeat slowly. “With us. With Knox.”

“You heard me. What part of dying don’t you seem to understand?” She says it without self-pity, just stating fact. “I came to this Summit for my bucket list. And I won’t lie that some part of me does want to… rekindle my love with the man I thought I’d marry. I know I’m not going to get everything I wanted. But I can at least spend my...