Third-person POV
Electra stayed silent for a few seconds after Irina finished explaining who Hunter Vale was, her gaze fixed ahead as though she were staring at something only she could see. Irina watched her carefully, already suspicious of that kind of silence because she knew Electra well enough to understand that when she went quiet like this, it usually meant she had already started planning something that no one else was going to like.
When Electra finally spoke, her voice was calm, almost too calm. "Can I meet him?" she asked, her tone casual, like she was asking something simple, even though the question itself wasn't simple at all.
Irina didn't even hesitate. "No."
