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NINETY THREE

DIMITRI'S POV

"Family Villa?" I repeated. "Why would she go there with a kidnapped child? Isn't that open space?"

"There are many ways to silence a child. That is even if it still breathes. What better way to hide than to hide in plain sight." Adele replied, her warm breath fogging up the glass that separated her and me.

"How can I even be sure you are telling the truth?" I pressed, my tone skeptical as I eyed Adele through the glass cage.

Adele's smile widened, her gaze unwavering. "You can't," she admitted, her voice dripping with honeyed deceit. "But consider this: what do I have to gain from lying to you? I am in a cage. I may be many things, Your Majesty, but I do not play games that leave me at a disadvantage. If I wanted to deceive you, I would have a reason to do it. But think about this. Who would I want dead more as a vengeful bitch? You? Camille? Or the false daughter that betrayed me?"

Her words gnawed at my doubts, stirring a sense of unease within me. Despite my reservat
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