NICHOLAS
Thankfully, dinner had been enough to satisfy Robert’s ego, and Alice actually hopped on the next flight back to whatever hellhole she’d crawled out of. Miracles did happen.
The week had been… strangely good. Quiet. Productive. No fires, literal or political. That had to be a sign.
I still hadn’t brought up the conditions of the alliance. That could wait. Timing was everything. Right now, I had a far more pressing matter to handle.
Evelyn.
I couldn’t stop thinking about how she stood her ground with her uncle… head high, voice steady, that familiar fire in her eyes. She didn’t flinch. If anything, she shined. I was proud. So damn proud.
And apparently, I was humming about it.
“You’re humming, boss,” Danny said from across the gym, eyeing me like I’d grown a second head.
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