Calculated Silence

He opened his mouth to speak, to stop her, to say anything at all.

Nadia slipped in before he could answer.

Her face was arranged in that familiar soft, trembling sadness. When she spoke, her voice was barely above a whisper. "Aria, do you really have to be this impulsive? There's no need to go after Dorian like this.

"You said the whole studio poured everything into this game. You can't just deci