Chapter 42
- We boarded the plane together a few hours later, but the tension between us was palpable, almost a living force in and of itself.
- Karl kept his distance, slouched beside me with his arms crossed over his chest and his jaw locked in a tight line.
- He shot me hard stares whenever our eyes met, his gaze burning with an intensity that made me shift uncomfortably in my seat like a scolded child.