Smoke billowed through the dimly lit service corridor as Alex guided Sonia forward, his hand firmly gripping hers. The distant sound of boots echoed behind them, growing fainter as they descended deeper into the building's infrastructure. Emergency lights cast eerie red shadows across their faces, highlighting the tension etched in their expressions.
"How did they find us so quickly?" Sonia whispered, her breathing controlled despite their pace.
Alex's jaw tightened. "Someone's feeding them information. The timing is too precise."
They reached a junction where the corridor split three ways. Without hesitation, Sonia pulled him toward the narrowest passage on the right. "This way," she insisted, her eyes briefly unfocused as the Chimera Protocol provided her with the building's schematic
