(Noah)
I didn’t leave right away.
Reese stood in the main room, watching me like she already knew I was about to tell her something she wouldn’t like. Brianna had gone quiet near Dante, and for once, she didn’t look ready to argue. The whole room felt like it was waiting for my next order.
“You’re going after him,” Reese said.
“Yes.”
Her eyes held mine. “And I’m supposed to stay here.”
“Yes.”
She let out a short laugh with no humor in it. “You really like giving me answers that sound like walls.”
I stepped closer and kept my voice low. “I’m not trying to shut you out.”
“Then stop shutting me out.”
“I can’t take you to a place where Vega’s men might still be waiting.”
“I didn’t ask you to.”
No, she hadn’t.
That was the problem with Reese. She didn’t always have to say what she
