ETHAN’S POV
“They’re preparing to eliminate you.” The words settled between us like a loaded weapon. I didn’t move. Neither did she.
Mia stood exactly where I’d left her too still, too quiet. Most people would have reacted by now.
I could feel the fear, panic, questions brewing inside. But she was silent but it wasn’t empty.
It was thinking.
Calculating.
And that more than anything was dangerous. Which shouldn't have bothered me but it did, and an undeniable urge to stop it to protect her from her own fears.
My gaze sharpened on her face, tracking every little expression. The slight tightening of her jaw. The way her fingers curled subtly at her sides. The barely noticeable rise and fall of her chest.
Fear was there. She just refused to let it control her.
Interesting.
A slow br
