RYAN POV
I paused, my gaze drifting back to the window, enjoying the scenery of it all.
"And maybe… just maybe, I can find a way to end this before it goes further."
Lucien stared at me as I had just signed my own death warrant, his chest rising and falling unevenly, like he was trying to hold back every argument at once and failing.
"You're not thinking straight," he said finally, quieter now, but more dangerous. "This isn't strategy anymore, Ryan. This is desperation."
I didn't deny it.
"I don't care," I said, my mind already made up. "Prepare the patrol team. We move tonight." I said, with a low voice.
Lucien stared at me for a long moment, his eyes still filled with disbelief and with deep concern. The lines around his eyes seemed to deepen right before me, as if
