Chapter 16 – The Truth

• There’s a long, tense moment when I do seriously wonder if Christian is going to punch someone.
• But he shocks us all, I think, when Christian flicks his eyes to Nico’s beer. “Is there more of that?” he asks, his voice dry.
• “Yeah,” Nico says, immediately jumping out of the chair and heading for the fridge, pulling out a bottle. A little frantic, and I think wanting to make up for being caught unawares, Nico looks around anxiously for the bottle opener.