***
While those five had the fight of their lives, Lyra continued to chase Sofia's cohort, moving alongside a few of the Shadow Squad that were assigned to protect and keep tabs on them.
But, seeing that things were under control, she did something incredibly uncharacteristic of her.
She left the cohort and took a detour.
Why and where did she have to go?
They didn't know.
All they were told was that it would be short.
If she was asked that by a certain someone, however, her answer would be heard, and it would be quite an obvious one.
"To kill Maria."
...This proved just how possessive she was of Emir.
A short touch and hold of the arm was all Lyra needed to put that woman on her kill list.
While she technically wasn't deviating from the plan by targeting Maria—after all, Emir had given his permission to eliminate her—it still wasn't the most logical move given the circumstances.
