|Theodore|
The room was thick with tension, though I couldn’t tell if Carmella noticed it or if I was the only one drowning in it. In her usual calm, collected tone, she laid out her plan—to take on Camilla’s role once more, this time to lure Marcus out, to draw him close by becoming bait. She explained it with a logic that defied any common sense, and I sat there, stunned.
Her words replayed in my mind, tangled with confusion and disbelief. I wondered what she had been thinking the past few days to come up with something this reckless, this dangerous. Carmella seemed willing, even determined, to put herself in harm’s way, as if the risk was somehow worth it. I wanted to protest, to end this madness before it took root. But I forced my expression to remain impassive, holding back the an
