The steel door closed on Dante. I made it halfway down the empty hall before my legs slowed. There were no cameras here, no Dante, no Sienna. I stopped holding myself upright for them. The lights blurred, and the floor shifted under my heels. I reached for the wall but missed it. Julian caught my arm and braced my back before I fell. He had followed me out without making a sound. "This way." He guided me through the secure corridors to a private elevator. The machinery hummed behind the metal wall during the ride down. I leaned against it, eyes closed, while the last of the adrenaline left me shaking. A black sedan waited in the underground garage. During the drive, city lights streaked across the tinted windows. Julian took me to a quiet apartment building and up to a penthouse safe

