Emily’s POV
Despite my best efforts to maintain composure, each attempt crumbled under the weight of mounting dread. With a shiver of fear coursing through me, I bolted out of the room, his malicious laughter reverberating like a sinister symphony in my ears.
“Does he know?” I whispered, the weight of uncertainty pressing down on me like a leaden blanket.
“I knew he suspected my connection to the Marinos,” I confessed to the silent walls, my voice barely a breath against the mounting tension.
Had he finally pieced it together? The thought hung in the air like a storm cloud, casting a shadow over my every move.
“I need to find a way out of here,” I whispered to myself, urgency pulsing through every beat of my heart. Because I will not be waiting around to find out the answers to my qu
