CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE WE CAN WIN THIS

DAPHNE'S POV I shook my head, trying to clear my thoughts. *No, I can’t think like that. I have to believe there’s still a way out of this.* I had to trust that Javion had a backup plan, that somehow, we could still make this work. But even as I tried to reassure myself, the doubt remained, lurking in the corners of my mind. *What if it’s too late?* The question whispered through my thoughts, and I hated it, hated how it made my heart ache with worry. I bit my lip, forcing myself to focus. *I have to stay calm. I have to think.* There had to be something I could do, some way to counter whatever it was Sasha was planning. But what? I sighed, feeling the frustration building. *If only I knew what she was up to…* If only I had some way of anticipating her next move, of figuring out how to stop her before she could do any more damage. But as I stood there, the darkness around me closing in, I couldn’t help but feel the weight of uncertainty pressing down on me. *I have to hope,* I re