The Manor

**Elysia**

"Are you sure they're okay?" I asked Pietro for what felt like the hundredth time. The hum of the armored car's engine did nothing to drown out the loud, erratic thumping of my own heart. I leaned forward, gripping the back of the driver’s seat. Pietro met my gaze in the rearview mirror. He looked tired but patient.

"Yes, miss. They are safe. The extraction was successful," he said in