He watches Gansey go, too. It doesn't sit right with him, but he doesn't think there's any other way it could have ended. He wasn't going to back down, and neither was Gansey. Adam just wishes that Gansey had understood, somehow - that he could believe that Adam will keep it from ever happening.

But somehow he's not surprised that Gansey couldn't.

His spine stiffens when Ronan speaks. That isn't a surprise, either, but that doesn't mean he wants to hear it.

"Noah shouldn't tell other people's secrets."