Andrine is running

Andrine sprinted through the shadows, her heart pounding as she dodged between trees, her breath coming in short, ragged bursts. The night air was sharp and cool against her skin, but her focus was singular—getting back to Holland Villa undetected.

In that military area, Charles’s villa was a bit far away from Holland Villa. There were Villa’s for every special rank officers in the military.

She had taken a tremendous risk, one she knew she couldn’t afford to get caught in. But leaving Sisi with Charles and Alysha had been her only option. She’d seen how desperate Alysha’s situation was under the control of the Hollands. If Sisi, Alysha’s daughter, stayed within their reach, they’d only use her as leverage, tightening the cage around her mother.

Just a little farther, she told herself, pushing her legs to move faster, her pulse racing with a mixture of fear and determination. She had to slip back into the villa as quietly as she’d left, unnoticed by any of the Hollands’ security or pr