A Dangerous Game of Turn. Leo pov

Lila's repeated attempts to unalive herself gnawed at my mind, the thought unsettling and relentless. It wasn't something that just happened. There had to be a reason—something buried deep, something beyond what she or I could grasp.

Sakuratech's board meeting had started and ended in a whirlwind, with the voting taking place like clockwork. A new leader was set to take over while Ophelia sat behind bars, and on the surface, everything seemed to be falling into place. Too easily. It felt like the kind of perfect resolution that only came before the storm.

There was still danger lurking—I could feel it.

Like, for instance, someone breaking into my high-security mansion, bypassing the best security systems money could buy. My tech team finding more than five spy cameras planted inside my home, hidden in places so meticulous they had to be the work of a professional. Someone was watching. Someone was waiting.

And then, there was Lila.