Ava’s POV
“I want to see them.” I said again, loudly this time.
Kane’s head snapped up from the papers spread across his desk. His brows pulled together, sharp and heavy. “Who?”
“Carla and Tracy,” I said firmly. My hands curled at my sides but I held his stare. “You said you had them locked away, I’ve never been down there.”
His jaw clenched. “And you don’t need to.”
“Yes, I do.”
“No,” he said flatly, his voice hard like stone. “They don’t deserve to breathe the same air as you, Ava. Not after everything not after Orion…”
“This isn’t about Orion.” My voice cracked but I pushed through it. “I need to hear it from them, I need to know if they were part of it, Kane. Keeping me away won’t change the questions in my head.”
His eyes darkened and for a moment, I thought he would end the c
