MAYA

We pulled up to The Onyx twenty minutes later. Even I had heard of it, though I had never been. It was one of the most expensive clubs in Bay York, the kind of place where you had to be rich, famous, or have connections just to get past the front door.

The bouncers didn't even check Silas’s ID. They just pulled the gold chain back and ushered us inside. The music was a deep, steady beat that vibrated in the floor beneath my feet. Silas didn't stop at the bar. He led me straight to the VIP section on the upper level, where the air was a bit...