**Ace’s Point of View** The warehouse was a dark silhouette against the night sky as I approached, my heart pounding in my chest. Lisa’s text had been vague, just a location and a brief message: *Need to talk. Urgent.* It wasn’t like her to be so cryptic, and that alone had me on edge. I knew something was wrong, but I couldn’t have imagined the depth of the danger she was in. As I parked a few blocks away and made my way on foot, the air was thick with tension. Every instinct screamed that I was walking into a trap, but the thought of Lisa facing something alone pushed me forward. I couldn’t let anything happen to her. I kept to the shadows, my senses sharp as I approached the entrance. The place was eerily quiet, too quiet, as if the entire world was holding its breath. I edged closer

