Chapter 11 A Dangerous Alliance

The night air hung thick with menace as Luca and Elena stood face-to-face with Sophia. The rooftop garden-once a fragile sanctuary-felt like a cage, the walls closing in as danger pulsed in every shadow. Sophia's smile was venomous, a predator's smirk that promised destruction.

"You don't understand the world you're trying to fight against," Sophi