Chapter 47: Ellie

"Fair enough. I just thought I would ask," Claire said, nodded to Mack, and left with her laptop, shutting the door behind her.

I knew that this whole conversation was going to be difficult, especially after such an intimate, intense night at the hotel. When I looked at Tobias my heart started beating with overwhelming emotion. I was struggling to feel indifferent about him. He lied to me, yes, I couldn't deny it, but we had something here, something deep and precious. Now he was Tobias Stanley, a man with a new name but an old identity.

"Tobias, I want to do this. I know that you're trying to protect me, but I have made my choice," I said, trying to be calm. I didn't want to anger him. Yes, we had our issues, but we had to work together to lock Adrian up.