When my gaze landed on the commander, sitting casually on the windowsill, my heart flooded with relief. That dangerous energy emanating from Daniel, urging me to flee from him, was now considerably dissipating. However, in its place, I felt a palpable hostility between the two men. Although the commander displayed a relaxed smile, the hostility I sensed coming from him was almost suffocating, like a shadow stretching across the entire room, with Daniel as its sole target.

"Commander!" ...