The moment I stepped into the room, the tension hit me like a physical weight. Every instinct screamed that this was no ordinary meeting. The air was thick, almost suffocating, charged with expectation and danger. My pulse hammered as Adrian’s presence solidified beside me, calm, controlled, but sharp, as if he could detect every threat before it arrived.
“Stay close,” he murmured, voice low but commanding. I nodded, my stomach tight, heart racing. Fear tangled with anticipation, but beneath it, there was that familiar spark, the thrill that danger always brought. Each step we took was measured and deliberate. There was no room for hesitation. One wrong move could ruin everything we’d fought for.
The corridor ahead was empty, or it seemed so. Shadows shifted, playing tricks on my eyes, a
