Lucian’s POV
I was so surprised to see that the gate opened freely without anyone stopping us. For a moment, I sat still in the car, my hand tightening on the steering wheel as though I needed to ground myself. Something wasn’t right. Places like this were never left open—especially not bobonishe’s place.
I killed the engine and got out, the guard stepping out behind me. His boots crunched on the gravel, echoing far too loudly in the silence that cloaked the compound.
There were no guards. No gateman. No movement. Not even the sound of birds. The place felt… abandoned, yet not abandoned. The kind of silence that made your skin crawl, the kind that whispered danger.
The guard shifted uneasily beside me. “Are you sure we’re at the right place?” he asked, scanning the compound like he exp
