Dust fell from above. The steel gate rattled but held firm. Panic surged through me. “Mason!” A weak sound answered from behind the chained room. Still there. Still alive. But trapped. And Rowan— Gone again. I grabbed the gate and shook it hard. “ROWAN!” Nothing. Only silence. Then another violent groan rolled through the rink. Concrete cracked somewhere above us. Ethan looked ready to lose his mind. “This place is literally collapsing!” Zara hugged herself tightly. “We need to get out.” “No.” The word left me immediately. Because Mason was still behind that door. I turned toward the chained room again. The heavy metal chain remained wrapped around it. My brother was only feet away. And I couldn’t reach him. Fear twisted painfully inside my chest. “Mason!” The

