Confronting the Mastermind

Kaelen's grip on the steering wheel tightened for a moment before he spoke. "Yeah, I couldn't reach you, so I called Felix. He told me you were in trouble, so I rushed over right away."

"Thank you," Clara said, turning to look at him with gratitude in her voice. "If you hadn't shown up, things could have gotten completely out of hand tonight."

As they waited at a red light, Kaelen glanced at her,