Gabriel moved to stand beside Darius. He asked, "What are you doing?"

Darius sighed and turned to look at him. He said helplessly, "Don't you think we've wasted too much time here? If I were you, I'd track Borisin down and try to find out what happened. After that, I'd deal with this matter with Noah."

Gabriel smiled at him, but it didn't reach his eyes. Darius hated the look on his face. He said, "I thought we'd achieved a sort of balance. Yet, you don't look too pleased. That look on your face is upsetting me."

He put his hands behind his back. Gabriel frowned and parted his lips to speak, but Darius waved a hand to stop him. "Look, we've been at this for a while. You've said many things, but none of them are what I want to hear."

He sighed. "That's why I've decided not to say another word to you until you give me a proper explanation. Or a way to resolve this, at least."

Gabriel snorted. He put his hands on his hips and spat, "I wasn't gonna say anything, but you're really pushing