Aubrey paced Dr. Tekashi's office like a trapped animal.
Her boots kicked aside boxes of half-sorted medical supplies, vials clattering across the floor as she dragged her hands through her hair again and again, breathing sharp and uneven—too fast, too shallow. Like if she stopped moving, she'd break.
It hadn't been clear at first—whether Adrian was just part of the group to her.
But now?
Now it was obvious to everyone in the room.
"Bunch of cowards," Adira snapped, voice cracking as she spun back toward them. "That's what they are. I can't believe it was so easy for them to abandon—"
"You shut the fuck up."
The words cut hard and fast.
Adira stiffened.
Aubrey stepped closer, eyes blazing. "Don't you remember?" she shot back. "You were the first person to betray Adrian back in Chicago. The first. You're the reason for half of this shit, and you wanna stand there acting like—…"
Adira didn't say a word.
Her jaw clenched. Her gaze dropped to the floor.
The silence was loud.
