Whisper of Thoughts
He walked to the window, peering through the slat of the blinds.
"There are three of them. Tactical gear, signature-suppressed weapons. They aren't local law enforcement. They’re cleaners."
I looked around the apartment, desperate for a weapon. I felt like a stranger in my own life.
Everything I thought I knew about Julian was a fabrication, a layer of paint applied to hide the machine underneath.
But he was still the man who had held me while I cried, the man who had mapped out my survival with his own blood.
"Clara," he said, turning back to me. "I need you to listen.