The doors of the manor opened, and the group began to step out into the night, making their way further into the compound.
While walking with the group, Ethan moved his gaze across each of them until it settled on Bettie.
She was slightly behind the others, with worry in her eyes and a tense expression she was struggling to hide.
Ethan slowed just enough to fall in step beside her. "Is this about your family," he asked.
It was an accurate guess, Ethan surmised from her earlier reaction when he told them the league's leader was also out of prison.
Bettie's mood had been off ever since.
She glanced at him, caught off guard for a second, then nodded uneasily.
Learning that Lucien was out, the same man who had orchestrated her kidnapping, left her very worried.
She couldn't help but feel that if he was moving again, it wasn't unreasonable to think he might reach for old leverage.
For her. Or worse, her family.
