The maid straightened the master’s tie and whispered a chilling warning—but what she said about the driver changed everything he thought he knew.

Elvira looked at her with contempt.

“A girl like you has no idea what an empire is worth.”

“Yes, I do,” Mariana said. “It costs innocent blood.”

Saúl raised a gun.

“Enough speeches. Give us the drive.”

Esteban moved to shield Mariana.

But she stepped forward instead.

“The drive isn’t here.”

“Then your brother dies,” Saúl said.

Mariana smiled faintly, her eyes continue reading …