#Chapter 85: New Plans

Dominic POV They stared at each other for a long, stretched moment. The hallway outside the hotel room was silent, save for the dull hum of the distant elevator and the muted shuffle of guests several floors down. As Dominic roamed his eyes over his second’s posture, he noticed the wrinkles in his usually pressed shirt and how his collar was half-unbuttoned. Not at all the picture perfect image he liked to exude. His expression wasn’t hard, exactly but wary, unsure. “The twins are also on their way, by the way. Had to take a later flight. They were still chasing a few leads on Alek’s location when I was leaving to come here.” Dominic nodded but couldn’t speak, couldn’t summon anything meaningful as he was suddenly overcome with a wave of feeling. His throat tightened unexpectedly, a lump forming with a pressure that had nothing to do with anger. It was emotion, raw and unwelcome. He hadn’t realized how much he needed to see Romero until now, to know that despite everyth