Quiet Reign
Xavier hesitated for a fraction of a second before settling into the chair to her right, his dark gaze never leaving her face.
A moment later, the front door opened again. Isaiah and Damaris hurried into the room. Damaris was pale, her eyes wide and anxious, her fingers nervously clutching the strap of her bag where the 2018 file was hidden. Isaiah stepped in beside her, his broad shoulders squared, his eyes scanning the room like a soldier expecting an ambush.
"Selah, what's going on?" Isaiah asked, trying to keep his tone light, though his hand remained close to Damaris’s elbow. "You sounded like the sky was falling on the phone."