SYLA'S POV

From the very moment Cassian and I spoke on the phone, I had my men working around the clock to devise a plan.

The more time Vera spent as his captive, the more I felt convinced that he would try to do something stupid.

I didn't sleep a wink the whole night, but stayed awake working. With every escape Cassian made from me, it became more difficult to track his whereabouts afterwards.

"Tell me you have good news?" I looked at Elias hopefully as he approached me.

Hope wasn't an emotion I exactly banked on, but with everything that was happening, I realised that I needed it more...