Chapter 78: The Reunion
The next morning, Maya made a decision.
She found Ghost in his corner, nursing a cup of coffee that had long gone cold. He looked like he hadn't slept. The shadows under his eyes were deep, the lines on his face etched deeper. He was sitting with his shoulders hunched, his gaze fixed on the middle distance, his whole body radiating exhaustion and grief. He looked like a man who had been carrying a weight so heavy that it had finally broken him. Maya sat down across from him, close enough to reach out if she needed to, far enough to give him space.
"We're going to find her," she said.
He looked up, his pale eyes unreadable. "What?"
"Your daughter. We're going to find her." Maya's voice was steady, certain. She wouldn't let him talk himself out of this. She would
