For the first time, Miriam found herself sitting beside Ethan with absolutely no answers to give him, and that uncertainty frightened her more than she wanted to admit.
Miriam remained seated beside Ethan, her attention fixed on him as the minutes passed. The room had become unusually quiet after the guards returned to their positions, leaving only the faint hum of the equipment and the occasional sound of movement from the corridor outside.
She reached over and adjusted the blanket near his shoulder, more out of habit than necessity, before settling back into the chair. She still had no idea when Gerald and Liam would finish their meeting, and she didn't know whether either of them would finally answer her questions when they did. For now, Ethan was the only person she could wait for.
