The black SUV remained parked silently across from the university courtyard afterward while pale noon sunlight reflected faintly across dark tinted windows and crowded campus pathways overflowing with careless students beneath drifting spring clouds, and inside the vehicle the atmosphere felt suffocatingly cold despite the warmth outside.
Valeria Cruz sat motionless in the passenger seat afterward while manicured fingers rested carefully against her crossed knee now beneath the quiet hum of the expensive engine surrounding them.
She knew better than speaking too quickly right now.
Alexander had not moved for nearly three minutes.
Which meant his temper was becoming dangerous.
The courtyard remained visible clearly through the windshield afterward while Ethan Cole stood beside Elara near the garden fountain now beneath blooming roses and drifting flower petals crossing the campus walkways.
Valeria watched Ethan carefully afterward.
Too human.
Too soft-looking.
