~Jenetta’s PoV~
I expect Tamir to be angry when he realizes I’ve been lying to him this whole time, or maybe happy to know that he succeeded in his goal of abducting me after all. There are a dozen different ways he might react, but I don’t anticipate the response I actually get.
He doesn’t believe me.
Instead, his lips tighten as he exchanges a pointed look with Bastian. “We don’t have time for this,” he mutters, glancing back at me with what can only be called disappointment, like he expected me to say something important and I let him down. “Let’s move out.”
His hand grips my arm firmly but not unkindly as he leads me down the stairs. The men have been busy. Everything of value has been packed up and loaded into the waiting vehicles. The cage still stands in the main room, but it’s
