Camilla’s POV

I could feel my heart pounding in my chest, the frantic beat almost loud. The cars circled us, blocking all possible exit paths, and leaving us stuck in the middle of nowhere. Panic rushed up my throat like a rising tide, and my breath hitched. The car felt like a grave, every second drawing me closer to some inevitable disaster.

“Stay down,” Lawrence’s voice was cool, but there was a raw edge to it, a warning that told me he wasn’t calm at all. “Protect Mira.”

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