Idella stood at the window in the airy sitting room of an apartment that belonged to a friend of Tarek’s. It was a place he visited often when he needed a break from palace life.
Raja had delivered an untraceable SSG 69 sniper rifle and additional gear to the apartment. How he had known about the place before she did, she didn’t bother asking. The case and other items she would need were tucked behind a new access panel in the guest bedroom closet just like Raja said they would be.
The palace could be seen in the distance, but Idella was too embroiled in her thoughts to look at it. Her lies and emotional manipulation were weighing on her.
It had taken a considerable effort to persuade Tarek to let her stay here instead of with his family. She could not tell him that it would not be help
