Faith’s POV

As we had agreed, we left early today for Zambales. I could feel the excitement in the air, especially from Jake, who was busy driving. One of our bodyguards sat beside him, while another car filled with Austin’s men followed us from behind. We were supposed to be on vacation, yet it felt like we were characters in a movie being chased, because the number of people with us was far from normal.

When I asked Austin why the security had to be so tight, he simply said it was for ...