Chapter 120 Alliance

• The air in Ethan’s apartment was thick with unspoken words, the tension between us palpable. I stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows, gazing out at the city lights while he poured two glasses of bourbon. The click of the crystal against the countertop sounded bigger than it should have, a tiny sound in the vast emptiness that existed between us.
• “So, we’re really doing this, Ethan said, his voice low as he handed me a glass.
• I held it, swirling it with the amber liquid, and took a swallow. It burned, but it was a welcome distraction from the weight of what we were about to undertake. “We don’t have a choice, I said, my tone clipped. If Gabriel has any more power, he’ll kill us both.