Chapter 33: The Betrayal
The first thing I noticed was the silence. Not the kind that comforts, but the kind that wraps itself around you like a noose, tightening with every breath.
I stepped into the dimly lit room, my fingers trembling as I gripped the doorframe. The air was heavy, stale, as if it hadn’t been touched in years. But I knew better. This wasn’t an abandoned space. This was a trap.
“Alex?” I called, my voice echoing back to me.
No answer.
Panic clawed at my chest, but I forced myself to stay calm. Reid was safe, back at the safehouse with Precious. That was all that mattered. Whatever I walked into now, I had to survive—for him.
The sound of footsteps broke the silence, slow and deliberate. I spun around, my heart racing.
“Didn’t expect to see you here,” a
