Bound by His Promise
Masyadong tahimik.
“He’s trained,” sabi ni Jake sa tabi ko.
“Won’t crack easily.”
Lucas stood behind me, arms crossed, presence heavy like a wall.
“Then we don’t break him,” sabi ko.
“We listen.”
Both of them looked at me.
“I’ve been hunted long enough to know,” dagdag ko,
“people like him always want to be understood.”
JAKE’S POV
She was right.
The guy across the glass wasn’t scared.
He was waiting.