Chapter 14: A deal with me

The silence in the safehouse felt suffocating. Reid was asleep in the next room, his soft breathing the only sound that grounded me. Precious sat by his bed, her posture tense as though bracing for a storm. And then there was Alex—pacing, silent, his jaw set in a way that made me uneasy.  

“We can’t stay here any longer,” I said finally, breaking the silence. My voice was firm, though every part of me felt like it could shatter at any moment.  

Alex paused mid-step, turning to look at me. “And go where? They already know we’re here.”  

“Exactly,” I snapped. “Which means this...