The clock started the second Victoria hung up.
48:00:00
They were driving back into Lagos at sunrise. Wanted. Exposed.
And now with a deadline.
Mira sat in the backseat between Ava and Alexander. She hadn’t let go of either of their hands since the cottage.
“My name is Mira Carter,” she kept whispering to herself. Like if she said it enough, it would feel real.
Alexander’s phone buzzed. Another text from Daniels.
`“The leak has 2M views. Victoria’s video is trending #1. We can’t hold this. Come in.”`
Alexander didn’t answer. He threw the phone in the glovebox.
“We have 47 hours,” he said. “Before she drops Ava’s files.”
Ava stared out the window. “They’re going to see me break. 12 times.”
“Hey,” Mira said. She squeezed Ava’s hand. “Then we make sure the world sees her too.”
*Th
