Chapter 48: Tobias

When she was gone, I sat there wondering if we could have had a chance if I'd met her under normal circumstances. She did something to me and I felt I needed to stay close to her. Maybe I even loved her.

Claire came back to the room but didn't say a word to me. I was pissed off that she thought it was above board for us to use Ellie like this. Yeah, I was determined to get into Lurkin and Hodges's inner circle, but this whole thing was getting complicated and I felt guilty for putting Ellie in unnecessary danger. I knew that the sooner we built the case, the sooner I would be able to move on.

But was I ready to move on and just forget about her?

I didn't think I would ever be.

Hours later when Claire went to bed, I stayed up, switching through the channels on the TV. We hadn't spoken further about Ellie. She probably realised that it was a sensitive subject.