The air around us crackled with tension as I ended the call with Sophie. Her words, once a murmur on the other side of the line, now echoed loudly in my mind. It’s not just Robert. We’ve uncovered something else. Something even bigger.
I could feel Alexander's gaze on me, his presence like a steady anchor, even though his thoughts were no doubt racing. The moment we had just shared—the promise of a future that wasn’t consumed by the next battle, the next fight—now seemed like an illusion, slipping away as quickly as it had arrived.
Sophie had said it. Something bigger. My stomach twisted at the thought. What did she mean by that? And if Robert wasn’t the only threat we faced, who else could be pulling the strings?
I turned toward Alexander, trying to find the calm I knew he could give me, but it was harder to find this time. His eyes locked onto mine with the same fierce determination they always had, but this time, there was something else. A flicker of doubt. It wasn’t much—barely n
