Pride and Denial

Tobias placed his half-finished glass of whiskey on the table and stood up. "Goodnight and sweet dreams."

He left the study and closed the door behind him on the way out.

Silas stared at the half-finished glass of whiskey on the desk. After a brief silence, he picked it up and downed the rest in one go.

It was nearing midnight. Gideon had finally finished all his tasks for the evening. He glanced