Elara's POV My hand shook as I wrote my name on every of the dotted line. Each signature felt like I was softly losing a piece of our future. And when I was finished, Ethan took the papers and simply checked them. "Good girl," he said. I hated the statement. "Now, for the codes.” I swallowed hard. He looked up at me. “Damien claims Victor never shared them. But you are currently living in that house, and I know that you must have seen something there." I shook my head. "I never saw any codes. Victor kept everything locked away, always." Ethan stood up slowly. "Then we have a problem. Because if I do not get those codes in the next hour Damien pays for it." He turned his laptop toward me. Playing on the screen was a live video of Damien who sat tied to a chair in a small

