Chapter 118

Alvara’s Point of View

Eugene made us wait an extra hour. Had us sitting in our car as if we were criminals. A part of me knew he just wanted to show me that he controlled me. Controlled what I did and who I saw. The guards went back to playing cards. To laughing at each other and running around pretending to shoot their friends. None of it was amusing. But when the time came, Eugene arrived in style.

A new Lambo drove towards us. Candy apple red. Sound bouncing from inside the speakers. I wanted to scream at him when I saw it. Punch him in the face and never apologize. He used the money that was supposed to go to the people for his own gain. Paid a lot of money for things no one needed. Never thought of his starving people. My people. I hated him more for it.

When he stopped in front of the gate on the other side, I willed my wild heart to yield. Made myself look every bit of the damsel in distress I knew he wanted me to be. He w