Chapter 162: Uncharted Territory

Chapter 162: Uncharted Territory

Which meant that the following days were measured in anticipation; every next word and every next touch seemed to carry the weight of the world within it. Anita and Jace were in newterritory, and the ov;r whelming senti;ment that existed between them as well as the urgency of the mission which was before them made it difficult. But they enjoyed being together and often it deepened them in something they hardly know what it is.

As they started solving puzzles together, the tension that had been Their energy which once used to contribute to distance started to dissipate. Instead of the stolen glances, the soft touches, and the sweet nothings said in hushed tones—that could never be hidden—they became part of the new normal. They had begun to represent more than partners in a struggle for a particular cause. They were something more.