Chapter 83

When Cormac and Talia returned to his office, the air between them was heavy with unspoken tension. The room was quiet except for the faint ticking of the old clock on the wall — a sound that suddenly felt too loud, too sharp against the silence.

Cormac walked straight to his desk, his movements deliberate, trying to keep his composure. He picked up the phone and took a steadying breath before dia