The night felt different.
Too quiet.
Too tense.
Like something was about to happen.
Daniel moved fast.
Faster than he ever had before.
The facility gates were already behind him.
The city lights ahead.
Freedom.
But his mind wasn't on that.
Only one thing mattered.
Lena.
Meanwhile…
Lena sat in the car.
Silent.
Still.
Her mind replayed that voice over and over again.
"Protect her."
Her chest tightened.
"He knew…" she whispered.
The driver glanced at her briefly.
"He always knows more than he shows."
That only made it worse.
"Then why didn't he tell me anything?" she asked.
No answer.
The car slowed.
Lena looked up.
"Why are we stopping?"
The driver's expression changed slightly.
"Because we're not alone anymore."
Her heart dropped.
"What do you mean—"
Headlights appeared behind them.
Bright.
Fast.
Closing in.
Another car.
Then—
A second one.
Blocking the front.
The driver cursed under his breath.
"They found us."
Lena's breath quickened.
"Who?!"
No answer.
The cars stopped.
Doors opened.
Men stepped out.
Cold.
Organized.
Dangerous.
The same kind of presence as before.
The driver turned to her.
"Stay inside."
Then he stepped out.
The door slammed shut behind him.
Lena's hands trembled.
"No… no, no…"
Outside—
Voices.
Low.
Sharp.
"You're interfering," one of the men said.
"I'm doing my job," the driver replied.
A pause.
"Hand her over."
Silence.
Then—
"No."
Everything changed in that moment.
Across the city…
Daniel stopped.
Suddenly.
His chest tightened.
That feeling again.
Stronger this time.
Closer.
His eyes sharpened.
"…Lena."
And then—
He ran.
Back on the road…
The tension snapped.
A fight broke out.
Fast.
Brutal.
Lena gasped as she watched through the window.
The driver was good.
Very good.
But there were too many.
One against four.
He dodged—
Struck—
Countered—
But slowly…
He was being pushed back.
"Damn it…" he muttered.
One of the men moved toward the car.
Toward Lena.
Her heart pounded wildly.
"No…"
The door was yanked open.
"Out."
Lena shook her head.
"Stay away from me!"
The man grabbed her arm.
She struggled—
"Let go!"
But he was too strong.
Too fast.
She was pulled out—
And then—
A voice cut through the air.
"Let her go."
Everyone froze.
Lena's eyes widened.
That voice…
Slowly—
She turned.
Standing a few meters away…
Daniel.
Breathing steady.
Eyes cold.
Different.
Completely different.
"Daniel…" she whispered.
For a brief moment—
Their eyes met.
Everything else faded.
The fear.
The chaos.
The distance.
Gone.
But only for a second.
Because the man holding her tightened his grip.
"You shouldn't have come," he said coldly.
Daniel didn't respond.
He stepped forward.
"Let her go."
Silence.
Then—
The man smirked.
"Or what?"
A pause.
Daniel's eyes darkened.
And for the first time…
His voice carried something dangerous.
"You won't like what happens next."
The air shifted.
Heavy.
Tense.
Unforgiving.
Lena's heart pounded.
Because the boy she once knew…
Was gone.
And the person standing in front of her now…
Was someone else entirely.
Do you think Daniel can take all of them... Or is this a trap?