At exactly 7 p.m. the next day, the club owner's car arrived to pick up Eleanor.
"Martin, be good and wait at home for me—I'll be back by eleven, tops. Then tomorrow, we'll buy our tickets and finally get out of here."
Just as she was about to head out, Eleanor turned around and gave Ethan a tight hug. "Martin, we're almost free."
Free from the Stormfang Pack and the Crystal Pack. Even if life after this was gonna be tough, she could deal with that. As for Ivy and the others...
They'd been showing up at her school these past few days, asking around about her nonstop. Her divorce from Carl had completely ruined her in their eyes—no longer useful, just trouble. If she dared go back now, they'd probably chew her up and spit out nothing but bones.
Ethan looked happy, nodding e
