Ivonne's POV

The room fell quiet, painfully for a moment, with Tobias's words hanging suspended. My heart pounded, fear and determination flowing through me. I gazed at Leo, and his face was a duplicate of mine in terror. Our decision was poised between us like a rope around our ankles, but now we couldn't turn back.

"We have to get out quickly," I told him, attempting to remain calm in the midst of turmoil raging within me. "Get the team ready and have us prepare to depart. We're departing at ...