Chapter FortySix

As we drove down the dark roads, the steady buzz of the car engine filled the room.

As we reached the more remote regions where Caleb's father's house loomed, I gazed out the window, the London cityscape fading into the distance.

With each mile we came closer, the knot in my stomach became tighter as my fingers drummed uncomfortably on my thigh.

I mumbled, more to myself than to Caleb, "This is crazy." "This type of pressure is not what I signed up for. I never would have agreed to this nonsense in the first place if I had understood that things would get so complex.

"This shit?" With a crooked smile pulling at the corner of his lips, Caleb repeated, looking at me from the driver's seat.

Although his hand was resting lightly on the gear shift, he was unable to hide the stress in his stance.

The car slowed before I could reply, and I knew we had reached our goal. The iron gates of the magnificent estate swung wide as Caleb's car drew near.

As we both took in the view of his father's