The drive back to the mansion felt like a race against death itself.
Rain hammered violently against Rafael's car while Velmora blurred past in streaks of gold and black beneath the storm. His hands gripped the steering wheel so tightly his knuckles had turned pale, jaw locked hard enough to hurt.But he barely noticed.
Because Daniel's smile still haunted him.
"You're protecting someone."
The second those words left Daniel's mouth, Rafael understood the danger completely.
Daniel was intelligent,patient,ruthless and now he knew the heir mattered personally to Rafael.
That alone was enough to put Aria directly in the line of fire and made something cold settle violently inside his chest.
His phone rang through the silence.Its Noah.
Rafael answered immediately.
"Well?" Noah asked sharply from the other side. "What happened?Why you suddenly left?"
Rafael's voice came out deadly calm.
"Daniel knows the heir is alive."
"Shit."Noah chuckled.
