The line went quiet. Roman waited, phone pressed against his ear. For a few seconds, all he could hear was the faint sound of movement on the other end. Then Theon’s voice came again. Different this time. “What did you say?”

“You heard me.”

Another pause followed. Then: “Turn the vehicle around.” The call ended. Roman stared at the disconnected line for a moment before exhaling slowly. At least that mountain finally moved.

—

Theon leaned back against the seat, his pulse beating faster than normal. He never expected Lena to accept that ridiculous proposal. Truthfully, he did not even care about the six months anymore. As long as she...