“This isn’t working,” Ethan sighed leaning back in his office chair. He had a hard time concentrating the minute he felt Lila’s presence in the residence. She tried to hide it, but he knew that she was sick to her stomach, and he was terrified of losing her. She kept reassuring him that everything was fine, but it was a lie and they both knew it.
Fiona looked up from the map she was looming over, her eyes sympathetic as her tense shoulders relaxed and she took in her brother's state.
“The council is on your side, Ethan, if Jake attacks he’d have to face severe consequences. He’s not that stupid.”
“I am not worried about him,” he sighed and got up, “it’s Lila I am worried about. She’s slipping through my fingers and I don’t know what to do about it.”
“She’s not slipping away. She just n
