Ella’s POV
“What have you done? Why did you break the camera?” I spun on Alex, my voice coming out sharper than I intended.
She didn’t flinch. She just looked at me, steady and unapologetic.
“I did what needed to be done,” she said simply.
“Are you seriously okay with the idea of someone spying on us from god knows where?” She crossed her arms, and I let out a frustrated breath, dragging both hands down my face.
“Alex, you know I’m not. But this is not how we handle things.” I shook my head, trying to keep my voice from unraveling completely. “We don’t know why that camera was there in the first place. We don’t know who put it there or what breaking it means for us. For all we know, you might have just signed our death warrants.”
“Ella.” Alex’s voice was sharp and tired at the sam
