"An alliance?" Ernest narrowed his eyes.
"Yeah," I said with a nod. "An alliance between your group... and us."
That simple word—'alliance'—carried more weight than it sounded. This wasn't just about temporary cooperation. It was my move to get closer to them... and through them, closer to Viessa. She was my ticket back—back to the present, to where everything had begun, and hopefully, where I could untangle the mess of our situation.
But of course, nothing could ever be that simple.
Now, with Amaya and Levina at my side, things were infinitely more complicated. I couldn't just disappear and leave Levina alone. And as for Amaya... well, even though I had only just met her, something about her stirred a sense of familiarity, of trust. Maybe it was instinct.
Either way, I couldn't abandon either of them.
