**Elena**
“I thought you wouldn’t be back till the weekend, Your Highness,” Ivana said as she filled me in on what had been happening in the mansion.
“Yeah… a lot happened. Xavier decided we had to come back,” I replied, my eyes glued to the clip playing in front of me.
She stood beside me, silent for a moment.
“So,” I began, “how long has this been happening since we left?”
I watched the clip again. The person moved fast, strong steps, like someone who’d done this before.
The body looked… masculine. Not bulky, but tall. Confident.
“Whoever it is, it’s not just anyone,” I said.
Ivana glanced at me. “You think it’s a man?”
I nodded. “Yeah. It is.”
“Yesterday made it the fourth time. Same person. Same spot. Same time. They keep trying to break the lock,” she said quietly.
“And the
