Lethal Leverage

MAEVIA

I stood still after asking Dane the question, watching his expression tighten instead of answering immediately. The silence between us stretched longer than it should have.

Dane finally exhaled slowly.

"Yes," he admitted. "We approached you because we expected you to turn against Drakos eventually."

I did not react the way he expected.

No anger, no shouting.

Just quiet understanding.

Dane's