The night felt wrong from the moment they stepped into the building.
It wasn’t just the silence — it was the kind that hummed, thick and electric, as if the air itself was waiting for something to happen.
Tracy could feel it in her chest. Every instinct told her they shouldn’t be there. But Alex’s hand on the small of her back kept her moving forward, steady and deliberate, even as unease crawled beneath her skin.
The building — one of Knight Enterprises’ newest high-rises — should’ve been bustling with engineers, assistants, and security. Instead, it was eerily empty. Their footsteps echoed through the marble-floored lobby, bouncing off the glass walls that reflected their strained faces.
“This doesn’t feel right,” Tracy whispered, glancing around.
Alex’s jaw tightened. “He wanted us h
