WHY ME
Then, unexpectedly, Leena spoke again.
“If I disappear, they won’t stop coming after me.”
Ayesha already knew that.
Leena took a slow breath. “But what if… instead of running, I help you?”
Ayesha frowned. “Help me?”
Leena’s voice lowered. “You need someone who knows the system. Someone who can dismantle it from the inside. Someone like me.”
Ayesha stared at her.
“You want a deal?”
Leena’s lips twitched. “Think of it as… a truce.”