She entered her car and the engine came to life.
Her hands tightened around the steering wheel as she drew a shaky breath.
"Andrew!" Gregory's voice thundered across the driveway. "Deactivate the gate sensor. Don't let her leave the compound."
"Yes, sir."
"And Lucky," he added, "keep an eye on her too."
Gregory turned to Amaris. "Thank you for coming. You and Cassara can head home now."
Amaris gave Scarlet one last mocking look before getting into the car with her daughter. The security guards manually unlocked the smaller gate, let their car through, then shut it again.
Gregory let out a long breath and walked back into the house.
Scarlet stayed in the driver's seat. Her hands rested on the steering wheel as she stared through the windshield without seeing anything.
After a moment, she glanced at the gate.
It remained closed.
The sensor had been disabled. Unless one of Gregory's guards opened it by hand, she wasn't going anywhere.
