Nathan glanced at Alex, noticing how tense he looked. He cleared his throat awkwardly, searching for the right words to say to lighten the strained mood between them,
"So..um…" He hesitated, "Benjamin saw us leaving. He even chased after us," Nathan slowly paced out his words,
On hearing that, Alex looked at him sharply, "What?! Did—Did he see that Caily was the one who helped you guys escape?" He sounded worried already. The last thing he wanted was for Caily to get tangled up with the whole mess on ground right now—Keeping her away from everything was the best he could do for her at the moment.
When Nathan had called to inform him that Caily was the one driving them back to the Estate, Alex badly wanted to yell for them to get out of the car and grab a taxi instead; it had taken a lot to hold himself from acting up.
"No, I don't think so," Nathan replied with a head shake,