Francis POV
Sitting in the cold, dim prison cell, I finally had the chance to think about everything. The stone walls, the silence—it all closed in around me, but my mind couldn’t stop racing. It had all happened so fast. When I first heard that Ariella had been attacked and had disappeared, I hadn’t thought about anything else except finding her. Bringing her back safely had been the only thing on my mind. But now, with time to think, I could see how everything had been set up. The attack was just the beginning—this was about something much bigger.
Ariella was the target, yes. But she wasn’t the only target. Whoever planned this knew that even if they removed her, I would be left in their way. I was the bigger obstacle. If they wanted to take over Silver Wing, they had to get rid of me
