The sound of her phone hitting the floor seemed like the loudest thing in the room. Cambria stood frozen, her heart pounding in her chest. The message from Elara still glowed on the screen. "Cambria, it's worse than we thought. We've uncovered a video. Elena has evidence of your connection to Maddox. She's going to release it, and when she does, everything will come crashing down."
Her mind swirled, trying to process what this meant. A video? What kind of evidence could Elena possibly have? And how long had she been planning to use it against them?
Maddox moved toward her slowly, his face a mix of fear and guilt. "Cambria, please," he said, his voice strained. "This isn't what you think."
She turned toward him, her eyes hard. "What do you mean, Maddox? What's in that video? What has she been holding over us?"
He hesitated, his eyes flicking toward the floor. It was enough to confirm her worst fear. There was something. And he hadn't told her.
