Chapter 153

Sherman The digital speedometer on my car read 112 mph as I tore down the interstate, weaving between vehicles with dangerous precision. My phone, clutched in a white-knuckled grip, connected to Matteo's urgent voice through the speaker. "Alpha! I've lost contact with all team members stationed near her." I didn't have time for fear. Every passing second was precious, a merciless countdown to whatever hell Zack had planned. The world outside my car blurred into streaks of headlights and shadows as I pushed the engine harder, the car's growl matching Leo's desperate snarls inside me. The signal on my phone had cut out the moment I'd left my father's estate—a calculated move, I now realized. Keeping me isolated was part of his plan all along, a deliberate act of sabotage to prevent me from protecting what was mine. But as soon as I hit the county line, the signal flared back to life, and my screen lit up with notifications. Silvia's name appeared—a text first, then an incoming call. My h