Jessica's heart pounded harder with every word exchanged between them. Her hands clenched tightly together on the table.
She had always carried her fears quietly and never let them show too much because she wanted to trust the three who had led them this far.
But now the walls of that trust were cracking fast.
"You said everything was going to be okay," she snapped, glaring at Erend, Adrien, and Billy. Her voice trembled at first, but the fire in her eyes pushed through.
The three men turned to her in unison, their eyes heavy with thoughts they could not say.
Erend leaned back, his shoulders tense. "We try. But like I said, this entity is very mysterious and unknown." he said, forcing himself to keep his tone steady.
