Chapter 14 The Reckoning Begins

• The city was still shrouded in darkness as the car sped through the winding streets, its engine a low hum that matched the tension in the air. Serria’s pulse thrummed in her ears, the adrenaline still rushing through her veins from the attack on the lieutenants.
• They had sent their message, but the weight of it was only now settling in. Maximiliano would retaliate. He would not let her tear down his empire without a fight.
• "How long do we have before they come after us?" Serria asked, her voice cutting through the silence. She was speaking to the stranger, who had been quiet since their departure from the docks.