Chapter 23: it doesn't worth the betrayal
I didn’t trust the silence.
It wrapped around the cabin like a noose, too still, too calculated. My fingers tightened around the gun, its cold steel biting into my palm. Reid was asleep on the couch, his tiny form cocooned in a blanket that felt far too thin for the chill in the air. Precious sat by the window, her eyes darting nervously to the darkness outside. Alex paced the room like a caged lion, his energy crackling like static.
“They’re waiting us out,” Alex muttered, more to himself than to me.
“How do you know?” I asked, my voice low but steady.
He stopped mid-step and turned to face me. “Because it’s what I’d do.”
The weight of his words hung between us, unspoken truths lurking just beneath the surface. I hated how calm h
