Lila's POV

"Levi... What's going on? Why did you let Dad leave when you clearly needed him here?" I begged through the link, attempting to get his attention.

I'm not one hundred per cent sure if Dad told me why he came back without Levi. Or why he even left him there. I never thought to ask why; I was too shocked at the fact... Elias had a whole other family.

Levi hasn't moved; not even acknowledged I'm here. I glanced around to see if I could see the soldiers. They were hiding in plain sight. They were guiding us at every angle. I felt a little safer with them...