Chapter 39 Fractures

• The hallway beyond the Breathless Game was dim and narrow, the metal walls sweating with condensation. Every step sounded heavier than the last, the echo of their own boots a reminder of how small and trapped they really were.
• No one spoke for a full minute. They didn’t need to the silence was thick with everything Marcus had just revealed.
• Finally, Grant broke it. “So… it’s true? Your wife actually wanted you here?