The day was sunny, and through the car window, Helena could feel the sun's rays coming in. However, Estefano only allowed her to open the window after an hour of travel, and the soldiers following them were also dismissed at some point. She realized that her husband had taken detours, so the soldiers wouldn't notice the direction they were continuing to follow.
"Why did you lose the soldiers?"
"We're going to my brother's house. It's the safest place for both of us. No one besides me knows its location."
"When you say brother, do you mean a biological brother?"
"Yes."
"God, you never said you had a brother."
"I couldn't, sweetheart, I'm sorry, I was bound by a vow of honor, and he only released me from it yesterday."
"Why?"
"I can't tell you everything, but you need to know that th
