Chapter 22
Damien's eyes scanned the coffee shop, but Zara was nowhere to be found. He wondered if she had stepped out for a moment or if something more sinister was at play. He tried calling her number, but it went straight to voicemail.
He sat back in his chair, trying to process what had just happened. He had been so caught up in their conversation, in helping her escape Joel's clutches, that he hadn't noticed anything out of the ordinary. But now, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off.
He looked down at his phone, at the text message from the unknown Zara. "Meet me at the old warehouse at 5 p.m. Come alone." The message was cryptic, but Damien's mind was racing with possibilities.
Was this a trap? Was Joel behind this, trying to catch him and Zara in the act of decep
