[Come any closer, and you’ll regret it.]
The number was blocked.
I swallowed hard, my pulse racing. This wasn’t just a warning. Someone knew. Someone had been watching.
Zach peered over my shoulder, his expression darkening. “They’re onto us.”
“I’m going back,” I said. “Tonight.”
Zach exhaled sharply. “You’re insane.”
I met his gaze, my voice firm. “Mavin needs me. And I’m done letting them take everything from me.”
For a long moment, Zach didn’t speak. Then, finally, he let out a low curse. “Fine. But if we do this, we do it my way. There’s an old tunnel beneath the estate. It’s dangerous, but it might be our only shot.”
I nodded. “Then we take it.”
A final message flashed onto the screen.
[Mommy, they know.]
