Natalie laughed softly. Her right hand swept through his hair in one quick motion, but there was no warmth in her eyes.
"If you're so eager for the slums, I'll grant your wish."
From inside her cage, Fiona screamed. "You're both insane! Let me go!"
Natalie turned to look at her, shaking her head slowly. "You don't get a say in this. The two of you stay together. That's non-negotiable. Didn't you say you loved him? Does that love disappear the moment he has nothing?"
Fiona had no answer.
The second she was lowered from the cage, she latched onto Landon's arm. "Landon, I was just panicking—I didn't mean any of it..."
Natalie watched the performance with cold detachment, like a spectator at a bad play.
She turned to her bodyguards. "Drop them in the slums. Country A."
Before boarding
