(Noah)
We stayed in church longer than we should have.
By the time I looked at the clock, it was already after midnight.
Cam was still working. Kane was still at the board. Dante still had files spread across the table while Mace sat beside him reading reports.
I stood and grabbed my jacket.
Nobody looked up immediately.
That wasn't because they hadn't noticed me moving. It was because everyone already knew what I was thinking.
The argument had ended, but nobody had changed their mind. They still thought meeting Crane was a mistake.
The truth was that they were probably right.
Mace looked up first.
"You heading out?"
"Yeah."
He closed the file in front of him and stood.
"Good. Because unless you planned on making me sleep in church, I still need a room."
Dante looked up from
