JASMINE'S POV
We pulled into the old Heart building just as the sky began to bruise with dusk. The building looked like a piece of history, its stone and glass rising against the skyline, worn but still strong.
Most of its features were gone, and the sign above the entrance was missing, leaving only faint traces of the letters behind if you looked closely enough.
Sophia climbed out first, hands on her hips as she took it in. "Looks like Gotham real estate post-Batman villain."
"I prefer 'abandoned empire,'" I said, sliding the thumb drive into my pocket. "But sure."
The air around the building felt... heavier, like the silence here had its own teeth. We stepped through the side entrance I'd arranged to have unlocked, security bypassed, old ID still somehow valid.
As we walked through the old halls, our footsteps echoed, and dust floated in the dim light.
Sophia glanced around. "I'm assuming we're not here to admire architecture?"
