Hovsep hesitated. He wouldn’t get the answers, not in a way that would allow him to sleep after the fact.
But he had to keep going, or at least keep up a show.
He leaned in close to the prisoner’s ear.
“I can do much worse, and I will. I’ll give you one last chance.” He straightened and his eyes were hard. “Who do you work for?” The prisoner looked back, defiance set in his blue-hazel eyes. Hovsep met the gaze and tightened the spell. The boy flinched but his lips
stayed locked.
Hovsep evened out the prisoner’s gaze.
“There will be repercussions.” He turned to the one-way window. “Bring in the other one.
Nihilistic Porcupine 