The darkness swallowed the garage in an instant.
One moment the dim fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, casting pale circles across the concrete floor. The next moment everything vanished into absolute black.
The sound of rain dripping through the cracked ceiling echoed louder now, each drop striking the ground like a ticking clock.
Lila’s heart slammed violently against her ribs.
Someone had cut the power.
“Ethan…” she whispered.
“Don’t move,” he said immediately, his voice low but steady somewhere beside her.
Across the garage, Marcus Reed cursed under his breath.
“What the hell ”
Then a metallic sound cut through the darkness.
The unmistakable click of a gun being c****d.
Lila’s breath caught.
The shadowy figure at the top of the ramp had disappeared when the lights went out
