Chapter 462: Sunday. Safe House, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Silas escaped the room for a few moments. After brushing his teeth he returned and found Ekko where he'd left her, staring at the curtains as if she could see out the window at the inky darkness and all those stars.

He stripped out of his clothes, down to his boxers, and joined her between the sheets. He wrapped an arm around her waist and tugged. She folded sideways, tucking herself against him, her head on his shoulder.

Maybe it was time Silas thought about what kind of a future he really wanted. The job stayed the same, for the most part, but the people around him were changing.

If Paxton and Coco didn't end up married in the next few years, he'd be shocked.

Two of their other roommates had settled down and moved out to start lives with women they'd met. It made a guy think.

"You're thinking awfully hard," Ekko mumbled.

"It's nothing." He stroked her back.

She tilted her head up. "You dodge bullets and have taken on the responsibility of my crazy plan. I think I owe you an ea