Lana's POV
The guard stared at me nervously for what felt like forever. His fingers remained tightly wrapped around the phone inside his pocket while his eyes kept shifting toward the door to be sure nobody was coming inside the room.
"You'll return it immediately?" he asked again quietly.
I nodded slowly even though my pulse was pounding so violently against my chest that I could barely breathe.
"I only need one minute."
The guard swallowed hard. For a second, I thought he would refuse again. He hesitated, then pulled the phone out quickly.
"Fine," he whispered. "But if anybody finds out about this, I'm dead."
I was so relieved that my knees almost weakened.
"You have my word," I said softly.
He unlocked the phone with trembling fingers before handing it over to me carefully. The
