Chapter 53 - Aidan

While I’d have preferred that we relocate somewhere, Logan couldn’t come looking for Hana. This would do. She may have told Alex no questions and not told her parents, but that doesn’t mean he’ll hold to it. And given I don’t know the man beyond what’s in his Guild file, I can’t help but be mistrustful. The only people I truly trust are the ones in this car. Okay, I also trust Malcolm and Harris. Pamela is ify. She doesn’t know the whole or even a fraction of the truth to understand when to talk and keep quiet.

As we walked in, and removed our shoes, I wasn’t sure what to expect of Alex’s house. Sure, his holiday decorations at the front of the house were a bit much, but he has a young son, so that was an excuse. I didn’t expect it to carry over to the extreme I witnessed when we walked inside. I felt like I walked into one of those novelty steakhouses that leaned hard into the cowboy theme. I wouldn’t mind the leather living room set or the wood furniture if there weren’t so much fl