Chapter 31: No Time for Questions  

Renato POV:

He didn't thank me. He glared like I'd read his mail. Good. Let him be angry at me. Angry could run. Frozen couldn't.

I pulled him into a side passage while the boots overhead faded and came back. When I asked for a route, he had one ready, a service line to the cargo hold off a blueprint he'd seen hours ago. He didn't hesitate. He led, and I followed, and I let myself watch him do it.

Every turn, he counted under his breath. Every corner, he checked before I did. This wasn't the man