Nicolas couldn't have reached him that quickly.
Unless—
Her stomach dropped even lower.
Unless Nicolas had betrayed her immediately.
Thiago stood now too, running one hand nervously through his hair while muttering curses beneath his breath.
Valentina looked between both of them in growing confusion. She had also contacted her family.
"You two are genuinely scaring me now."
Neither answered her.
The footsteps finally stopped outside the holding area.
Then a familiar voice spoke calmly from beyond the corridor.
"...What exactly happened?"
Silence crashed through Daniella instantly.
Not Santiago.
Nicolas.
Relief nearly made her collapse.
Thiago visibly sagged against the wall afterward like a man narrowly escaping death itself.
"Oh, thank God," he muttered weakly.
A second later, Nicolas appeared beside the officers near the holding area, dressed in his usual dark suit, entirely composed despite the fact that he had clearly arrived in a hurry.
