The Lies Behind Silence and Darkness
His heart beat strong and steady under her palms.
“Ready?” he whispered.
Story nodded. She was more than ready. She had her answer. She had her ally. And for the first time, she had a clear understanding of the true enemy—not just the Whitlocks, not just the shadowy families, but the cruel, casual evil that created scars like hers. And the man beside her, blindfolded once more, had just vowed, with a single raw word, to stand with her against it all.
She picked up her notebook. On a fresh page, she wrote two words, not for him to read, but as a promise to herself:
Our war.