Chapter 34 The Pull

• Callahan’s smug grin stutters when Knox’s palm lands heavy on his shoulder — a silent promise under the silk sleeve that the wrong word will put him through the glass.
• Ellerei’s pulse jumps at her throat — the panic still there but softer now, his warmth braced at her back, the ghost forced to hush for just a breath.
• Callahan shifts his weight, tries to twist free — but Knox’s grip tightens. Not a shove. Just enough to say Try it.