The Price of Protection

Thalia’s POV

His last question echoed in my head as I drew in a slow, heavy breath. For the first time, doubt crept in, making me question every choice I had made up to this point.

Was I actually handling this the right way, or had I crossed the line into being overly protective and controlling? My eyes drifted past Beckett’s shoulder, fixing on the empty wall behind him while those questions tu