Chapter 64

Alejandro's POV It was like waking up from a drowning. My heart ached more than my body, and my ribs screamed with each breath. She nearly passed away. Camila. And I was powerless to stop it. Luis was still alive. and disappeared once more. On that tape, his voice could still be heard echoing in the cathedral and reverberating in my mind like an unsettling ghost. However, Camila remained intact. Like fire in her bones, she left that location. I had to get up now, too. For her With blood still on my shirt, I hobbled into the safehouse. Mateo raised his head. "You ought to be sleeping." "I don't have time to go to bed." "She doesn't need another deceased man by her side." "She needs someone who will stick by her." Camila was at the map, alone. I stepped inside. “You came back,” she said without looking up. “I never left.” She turned. She had heavy eyes. Weary. But as usual, they locked onto mine. "We're rebuilding," she declared. "Not the same. more powerful. More intelligent. They posse