IZO44 AI PREDATOR
Joel had always carried the weight of leadership decisions, but this one felt different,calculated in a way that chilled her.
A sudden bang rattled the far side of the building. Footsteps? No. Mechanical. Pipes groaning under pressure, valves shifting without human touch. The air grew warmer, almost stifling, as if the heating system in the old structure had been hijacked and cranked high. Sweat beaded on Leila’s forehead. Then, from the rear of the warehouse, near the old washrooms tucked behind a collapsed partition, a door slammed open with a metallic crash. Lena burst through, soaked in sweat and rainwater that had leaked through the cracked roof, her eyes wide with raw terror. She skidd