Kane
The security guard looked terrified.
And something about that terrified me too.
Because fear like that—
Real fear—
Couldn’t be faked.
The corridor shook violently beneath us.
Dust drifted through weak emergency lights while the young guard struggled to stay standing.
Blood soaked through his shoulder.
And his breathing sounded wrong.
Too shallow.
Too fast.
“He says you still haven’t found what Ava left behind.”
The words echoed in my skull.
Lena looked between us.
Confused.
Fear growing again.
“Ava left something?”
I didn’t answer.
Because I honestly didn’t know.
And that—
That unsettled me.
The rink groaned overhead.
Metal screamed somewhere above us.
The guard pressed a shaking hand against the wall.
“You need to move.”
Ethan stepped forward.
“What happene
