Darian Wolfe
I hung up the phone, my fingers shaking as I set it down on the table. Viper’s voice still rang in my ears:
"Boss, we’ve got bad news: The man you killed is one of Sombra’s men, and he won’t stop until he gets you. And… I... It's Naomi, she escaped."
My chest tightened, my breath catching for a moment. Everything had been falling into place, but now it was crumbling. Maria Reyes sat on the bed, her hazel eyes watching me, soft but curious.
"I know it’s not really my business, but is it something bad, Darian?" she asked, her voice gentle, cutting through the storm in my head.
I didn’t answer. I couldn’t. She was more than a pawn now—she’d made that call, trusted me with her secrets—but if she found out that I held her best friend captive, I’d lose her.
I’d spent three da
