We barely made it out of the data hub before the system locked down. The halls pulsed red with emergency lights and sirens howling behind us as we sprinted through the abandoned corridors. Every shadow felt like a threat. Every flickering light held the promise of something watching.
We found a storage room and ducked inside, sealing the door behind us. My breath came in ragged gasps as I leaned against the wall, pressing my forehead to the cold metal. Kane paced, one hand gripping her side where a deep bruise had already begun to form.
"That thing back there—it knew you," she said, her voice tight with exhaustion.
I swallowed hard. "I know."
She turned to me, eyes sharp, assessing. "You want to tell me what the hell was in that file?"
I didn’t answer right away. My hands clenched int
