Leila’s pulse raced as Ethan’s words hung in the air, her heart pounding with disbelief. Go back to Marcus’s estate? It was insanity, yet in Ethan’s eyes, she saw no hesitation. He was serious.
“That’s suicide!” Lily whispered, her face pale with terror. “We barely escaped the first time!”
Ethan’s jaw tightened as he glanced down the dark alley, listening intently for any sign of their pursuers. “It’s the last place they’ll expect us to go. Marcus won’t think we’d be crazy enough to return. That’s why it will work.”
Leila’s breath hitched as a cold chill ran down her spine. Could they really pull this off? Marcus’s estate was heavily guarded, a fortress of danger and deception. Going back there felt like walking straight into a trap.
But Ethan’s eyes held a fierce determination she cou
