Lina’s POV
“How could you do this?!” I screamed just as the car lurched forward.
The words tore out of me, raw and shaking. “How could you drag me into something made of blood and sin?!”
He didn’t react.
Carlino sat beside me like a king on a moving throne — poised, unreadable, devastatingly calm. That calm hurt more than shouting would have. Did he even understand the gravity of what he has done?
He hadn’t just ruined a plan. He had ruined me.
“Answer me!” My voice cracked. “Say something!”
Nothing. Not even a glance.
My hands clenched in the fabric of the gown.
“Is silence your favorite weapon now?” I shot at him. “Or do you only speak when you're giving orders?”
Still nothing.
Minutes passed.
My strength drained as fast as it had flared. My shoulders sagged, and the gown wra
