Chapter 234

The military truck carrying Camila Harrington finally rolled to a stop near a small airport outside of Sunmere. The truck door swung open, and sunlight poured in, hitting her square in the face. Her long lashes trembled slightly before she opened her puffy eyes, bloodshot from exhaustion. After being stuck in the darkness for so long, the sudden brightness made her flinch. She squinted, raised her hand to shield her face, and through the fingers, saw two tall, well-built Black men heading her way. Camila immediately tensed up. "Who are you? Why did you take me? If this is about money, I can pay you. Just… let me go, okay?" She thought she’d be terrified. But standing there eye to eye with those men, she was surprisingly calm. Her English was fluent and steady—more like probing for answers than pleading. She needed to figure out who these people were. Random thugs? Or was someone specifically targeting her? If it was the former, there might be room to negotiate. If it was the latter… we