"What?" Caleb asked, his voice sharp with concern.
Caleb suddenly turned his head toward Ethan, his eyes wide with a mixture of disbelief and shock.
"You know you can't do that," he said firmly, the words hanging heavy in the air.
Ethan's mind raced, grasping for a response, but there was nothing more to say. In that overwhelming moment, he knew resistance was pointless; he had to confront the reality head-on, no matter how daunting it felt.
He struggled to voice the thought swirling in his head.
"What else is there? It's not like there's any other choice," Ethan muttered, the frustration barely contained in his trembling voice.
Caleb's gaze sharpened as he turned fully to face him, his expression a mix of concern and disbelief.
"So you're seriously going to bring her into your house?" The weight behind Caleb's words was unmistakable.
