The elevator doors opened on the ground floor with a dull, metallic sadness. Daniel and Nabil stepped out, their footsteps echoing down the silent corridor as they passed the security room, heading toward the tower's main entrance.
Behind the desk, Mina sat staring at the security guards. His eyes widened in disbelief when he saw the pair. Nabil...? His mind reeled. Impossible. Nabil was dead.
His heart pounded. Mina sprang to his feet, nearly slamming his chair, and rushed out of the desk. Shadi and Ashraf, startled by his sudden movement, followed him.
"What's going on?!" Shadi called out breathlessly.
But Mina didn't answer. He slid to stop just behind Daniel as the young man stepped through the massive glass doors and out of the tower. Mina's eyes darted frantically across the empt
