C115 Strong and Weak Teaming Up!

Wood's eyes were half-closed, and he remained silent, the atmosphere in the living room thickening to an almost tangible stillness.

Silence reigned.

It was so quiet that the sound of a pin dropping could be heard with crystal clarity.

The old patriarch of the Ortega family, shrewd with age, could easily discern that their demeanor had failed to please Wood. With a clench of his jaw