Hunter moved first.
He strode toward the elevator and jammed the down arrow. Adrian followed.
They both looked back at us as the doors closed.
Hunter looked like he was about to say something, then closed his mouth. I didn’t know what he would possibly say to us, but I understood why they had to leave. If there was going to be a chance of catching the leader, it was going to be now.
We were alone.
But suddenly, after my decision, I didn’t feel threatened. I wasn’t going to be around her anymore.
And now that I was leaving, it seemed like she deserved an explanation.
“I’m not sure what to say,” I started, but she held up her hand to cut me off.
“Don’t—I—how could he not tell me?”
“He was going to,” I said quickly. It was amazing to me that I was still defending him. But it
