Helio
I could tell he was genuinely interested, but a man like him, scheming and calculative, was someone I always handled with caution.
Did I believe him when he said he only wanted to warn Idara? Yes, I did.
But a man of his status wouldn’t personally come all this way just for that. Still, I kept my voice calm.
“A lot can happen in a couple of weeks,” I said.
He let out a low laugh, almost from his belly.
“I see,” he said. “So you’re not going to satisfy my curiosity.”
He leaned back, sounding almost defeated. “I really thought we were friends, Julio. But suddenly, you’ve changed.”
This wasn’t the first time he’d started suspecting me.
The truth was, Julio and this man had once been incredibly close—close enough that whenever Julio had business in his city, he would prepare a w
