I didn't sleep that night.
Victor's message kept repeating in my head.
Come alone.
Amara refused.
"You can't go," she said.
"I have to," I replied.
"If I don't, Daniel could die."
She looked at me carefully.
"You still care about him?"
I didn't answer.
Because the truth was complicated.
Betrayal doesn't erase history overnight.
The meeting location came that morning.
An old warehouse outside town.
Isolated.
Quiet.
Dangerous.
Police wanted to come.
I refused.
Victor said alone.
If he saw police…
Daniel could pay the price.
As I approached the building, my heart pounded.
Every step felt heavy.
The door was slightly open.
Like someone was expecting me.
Inside was dark.
Silent.
Then Victor's voice came from the shadows.
"I knew you would come."