Chapter 73: The Boardroom with No Windows
The drive into town felt different than any other morning. The sky was pale, washed-out blue, the kind that made everything look colder than it was. Emery watched the trees blur past the window, her hand resting on Brent’s thigh, grounding him, grounding herself.
Jonah sat in the back seat, silent, staring out at the road like he was preparing for a battle he’d been avoiding for years.
Brent’s grip on the steering wheel was steady, but Emery could feel the tension radiating off him — not fear, not anger, but focus. Determination. Resolve.
“You ready?” she asked softly.
He didn’t look away from the road. “I have to be.”
“You are,” she said. “More than you know.”
He exhaled, a small breath that eased some of the tightness in his shoulders.
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