Deadly Game
By the time I reached the street, my lungs were burning, but for the first time in two weeks, the air tasted like absolute freedom.
At 3:58 AM, I slipped into the rusted, cavernous warehouse at the East Pier. The scent of salt water and rotting wood hung heavy in the damp air.
"You're right on time," a voice rasped from the darkness.
A figure stepped out from behind a stack of shipping containers, pulling back a dark hood. It was Zero. His sharp, scarred face was illuminated only by the faint glow of a rugged, military-grade laptop resting on a wooden crate.