**Luca’s POV**
I spent most of the night staring at the ceiling, replaying Uncle Karan’s warning and the look on Sophia’s face when she thought no one was watching. By morning I still hadn’t figured out how to fix any of this without breaking something important.
Dad was already at the breakfast table when I came down. He didn’t look up from his newspaper. “You’re going straight to school today. No detours.”
“I know,” I said.
Uncle Karan was there too, sipping coffee like this was any normal morning. “And no more group projects involving the factory. Understood?”
I nodded. The message was clear. They were watching.
The drive to school felt longer than usual. I kept checking my phone, wanting to message Sophia but knowing better. The last thing I needed was to lead them straight to he
