Elena couldn't breathe.
The man standing at the end of the dark hallway was someone she had known for years.
Someone she had trusted.
Someone she had never once considered dangerous.
Her voice came out barely above a whisper.
“Daniel…”
Daniel Ross smiled.
Not the warm smile Elena remembered.
Not the friendly expression he had worn whenever he visited her office.
This smile was cold.
Calculated.
Dangerous.
Adrian immediately stepped in front of Elena.
“Stay behind me.”
Daniel chuckled.
“Still doing that, Blackwood?”
Adrian's eyes narrowed.
“You shouldn't have come here.”
Daniel slowly stepped into the emergency light.
His suit was perfectly pressed, his hands resting casually inside his pockets.
He looked completely calm.
As if he hadn't just broken into an abandoned bu
