I stood outside the secondary safe location and stared at Elias’s message until the screen dimmed. The words stayed clear in my mind. Emma had been moved again. He claimed we had been too slow. Now Adriana wanted something real from me before any new information would be given.Jace came out a few minutes later. He saw my face and knew.“What did he say?”I showed him the phone. He read it in silence. His jaw tightened.“He is playing both sides,” Jace said. “Or he is testing how far you will bend.”“I have to answer,” I replied. “Emma cannot stay in their hands much longer.”We went back inside. My father and Marco listened as I repeated the message. The room grew heavier with every word.My father spoke first. “If you call her she will push for the marriage again. Or something worse.”“I know,” I said. “But silence is not an option anymore.”Jace stood close to me. His presence was steady even though anger rolled off him. “We set terms. You do not agree to anything final on this cal
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