Delilah's POV
I stood there on those white stone steps, refusing to move despite the guards' threats, when the entrance doors opened behind them.
Mateo emerged first, his expression carefully arranged into something that looked almost sheepish, like he'd misplaced his keys or forgotten an appointment. Behind him came Dante, and the look of pure disgust on his face made my stomach drop.
"There you are," Mateo said, his voice carrying that false concern that made my skin crawl. "We've been looking everywhere for you. Where have you been?"
The guards turned to look at them, confusion evident on their faces.
I stared at the brothers, at their perfectly arranged expressions of confusion and concern, and realized with crushing certainty that this was exactly what they'd planned. Every singl
