Ultimately, Ursula was the first to give in. She stretched her arms out in an effort to stop Darius from approaching her and the officer. Then, she took a deep breath and said anxiously, "I didn't intend for things to turn out this way. I apologize for everything that's happened so far, and I admit I've been taking a tough stance to threaten you into doing things my way, but you have to acknowledge that this hasn't done me any good. On the contrary, it's only put me in more danger! I felt aggrieved, which is why I devised this plan. I didn't expect it to fail so spectacularly; we didn't manage to achieve any of our goals. As for your location, we truly got it from a private investigator."

She looked at Darius guiltily. "I know it wasn't right of us to do this. I tried my best to talk myself out of it, but my selfishness won out in the end."

On the other hand, the officer put his hands behind his back and watched her worriedly. Darius smiled mockingly at this. "I remember making mysel