Chapter 43 Invitation From The Shadow

• Rania stared at the message for a long time, her heart pounding so hard it felt painful. She reread the sentence over and over, trying to grasp the implications of an invitation so terrifying yet also—somehow—feeling like an opportunity they'd long been waiting for.
• The hotel window where she gazed at the sky beginning to lighten reflected her own face, pale and tired, yet her eyes held a resolve so clearly radiating, a courage that even surprised herself.
• She hurried back to the room where Aleksander and the others were still keeping watch, showing them the message without saying anything first.