Page 56 of Agony of Our Regret

Sky took my hand in both of his. He was comforting me. Why? Because he didn’t want me to freak out.

ItwasNoah.

Holy shit.

He had a vision, remembered enough to narrow the location, and warn the leaders in time? That was insane.

“So, we have hostages?” a male voice asked from somewhere in the kitchen.

“No, they were turned over to the proper authorities,” Bruce answered before continuing. “Thanks to the quick action of our members, we saved over eighty lives and have evidence of the attack. They will be questioned and prosecuted.”

A few people clapped.

“We’re using this as an opportunity to speak with the leaders of the AS as well.”

“We’re past the point of peaceful negotiations,” a woman shouted. “They tried to kill us.”

Bruce held up his hand. “Correct. But we are not them. We don’t take matters into our own hands. We don’t act outside of the law. We live and abide by the governance of the land. It is what separates us from them and what keeps the humans on our side. They are fightingwithus. They are taking steps where we can’t. We will not sink to the AS’s level. That will be their downfall. We will be on the right side of history.”

Daniel nodded. “We can’t share too much more right now, but if you have any questions––”

A hand immediately shot into the air. I looked back at the guys and caught Noah staring blankly ahead.

I almost stood, but didn’t want to draw attention. Vince and Luca were paying attention to Daniel. Gavin rubbed the back of his neck and glanced my way. When our eyes locked, he frowned. I nodded my head slightly to the right, and he looked in that direction. He didn’t notice immediately but finally saw Noah’s face and put his hand on his back.

Vince turned and caught on. He slipped his arm around Noah, pulling him to his side and stepping back. Luca and Gavin cleared a path, and they disappeared down the hall to Bruce’s office and his and Renae’s room.

I faced forward and squeezed Sky’s hand.

He smiled at me, and I widened my eyes.

“What?” he mouthed.

“Noah.” I barely whispered his name. Sky glanced behind us, and his brows furrowed.

“Where––”

I tugged on his hand to pull his attention back and leaned in. “He was having a vision. They took him out.”

Sky nodded and straightened.

“Everything okay?” Tessa asked softly from my other side.

I ducked my head toward her. “Noah had a vision.”

She nodded but didn’t respond.

Bruce answered another question. Daniel looked at his wife, and they shared a silent exchange.

Once Bruce finished, Daniel put his hand on his back. “We can continue with further questions, but I want to let the rest of you either head home or move into the kitchen and dining room.”

Renae stood. “We have food and drinks if anyone would like to stay and chat.”

She took over as hostess, and I nearly hugged Tessa.

“Go check on him,” she said, and I pulled Sky with me.

Muffled voices floated toward us in the hall. They were in Luca’s parents' room with the door closed. When we let ourselves in, their heads snapped toward us but immediately relaxed.

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