A Child

"...is trying to break the ties SCC had with the demons."

She corrected Montana, but her meaning was a lot worse than his. It was evident that she was letting Montana know that… if the push came to a shove, SCC might have to throw him and Rosanna under the bus because of the Order.

Wait, that sounded wrong.

If Allan was willing to do so, he wouldn't be trying to poach Montana at every chance he got. Besides, Theresa wouldn't be saying these words to him if that's what they meant. Thinking about it, the former witch could only arrive at one conclusion.

Montana's eyes widened. "Am I… forcing SCC to turn against the Order instead?"

Thankfully, Theresa shook her head. "SCC isn't willing to tear itself from the Church over something so simple. It's just a mere disagreement between the leaders. Perhaps, they failed to realize that even the highest among the ophanim was working with the demons back then.