The air was thick with tension as Adam stepped into the abandoned warehouse his movements deliberate and composed. The moonlight slanted through broken windows casting fractured shadows across the room. His every step echoed like a countdown each sound punctuated by the distant hum of the city. Jerek and a few loyal men flanked him their expressions grim but resolute.
Axel was already there leaning against a rusted steel column with an air of casual arrogance. Alessandro stood a few feet away his presence imposing and cold his sharp suit untouched by the grime of the location. Both men radiated danger but Adam didn’t flinch. He moved with the controlled fury of a storm held just barely in check.
“You’re late” Axel drawled pushing off the column and spreading his arms mockingly. “I was st
