Chapter 25 – A Dangerous Alliance
(Evelyne’s POV)
The warehouse smelled like rust and time.
Evelyne stood near the broken window, watching the first traces of dawn creep over the city skyline.
They had made it through the night.
Barely.
Behind her, Adrian sat slumped against a crate, his face pale, his breathing shallow.
His wounds were getting worse.
And they were running out of time.
The ledger lay between them, a ticking bomb waiting to explode.
If they played this wrong—
William Carter would bury them before they even had a chance to fight.
A sharp knock echoed against the metal doors.
Evelyne’s body tensed.
Then—a voice.
“It’s me.”
Amara Reyes.
Their last remaining ally.
Evelyne exhaled sharply, crossing the room and unlocking the heavy latch.
The moment the door sw
