Whispers of Loyalty
But it was the look in Alana’s eyes across the table that grounded me more than any wound.
She sat cross-legged in one of the leather armchairs, hair pulled up, but a few pieces had fallen loose, curling around her cheeks. She wasn’t wearing armor today - no makeup, no jewelry, just an oversized tee that swallowed her frame. But her stare? Steel. She’d let herself unravel in front of me. And now, she was piecing herself back together, brick by fucking brick.
We had Gia seated on the couch beside her, her demeanor tight, her legs crossed, and a phone in her lap like it was a weapon. We weren’t talking hypotheticals anymore. This was war. And we were bleeding into every moment of it.
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