Chapter 154

ETHAN

Reina's piercing green eyes locked onto mine, her determination palpable.

"Ethan, we need to unravel the tangled threads of this conspiracy," she urged.

I nodded resolutely.

"Alexander's hiding something, and I aim to expose him."

We stood outside his opulent office, the hallway's soft glow casting long shadows.

The air was heavy with anticipation.

But I sensed we were being watched.

The feeling crawled under my skin like a sinister whisper.

"Let's dig deeper," Reina said.

Her voice was a gentle breeze on a summer's day.

We slipped into the shadows.

Our investigation led us to an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of town.

The crumbling structure loomed before us.

Its rusty gates creaked in the wind.

The dimly lit space reeked of decay and neglect.

Cobwebs clung to the walls.

Rats scurried through the darkness.

"What are we looking for?" Reina whispered.

Her breath danced across my ear.

"Anything that links Alexander to my father's secrets," I replied.

Our flashlights cast ee