Chapter 27

• While walking through the hallway, Elena maintained a steady breath as her mind raced. Over the last few days, she had been collecting information, observing their actions, and committing patterns to memory. Each of her steps was deliberate, each glance unnoticed.
• She was aware that she couldn’t afford to make a mistake.
• Vincent was always close by, observing her but not intervening all the time. Though Alexander had become more distant, he still loomed over her like a shadow. It was clear to her that he was assessing her, biding his time to find out whether she would genuinely abandon her escape attempt.