Emily sat there in shocked silence, and Jack's comments stayed with her strongly. Her thoughts were still racing, but the room had grown somehow quiet and the strained tension that had been present just a few seconds before progressively vanished. Jack's revelation, his terrible warning, had set off a fresh layer of anxiety for her unexpected. Jack's approach seemed to indicate that this was merely the start, but she had believed that revealing Ava would solve their problems.
With hands clasped behind his back, Daniel stood at the window and peered out at the panoramic view of the city skyline. His jaw stiffened suddenly, and his usually calm manner disintegrated. His mind painstakingly evaluating the consequences of what had just happened, he seemed lost for words for the first time in
