The alley had turned into a battlefield. Shadows moved like living things, figures darting between dumpsters and fire escapes. Daniel and Aisha stayed close, hearts hammering, as Kieran confronted their pursuers with a calm, deadly precision.
A masked man lunged at Kieran from the side. Kieran sidestepped, twisting the attacker's arm behind his back with a snap that made Aisha flinch. Another pursuer froze in the street, eyes wide, as Daniel picked up a discarded pipe, gripping it tightly.
"This… this is insane," Aisha whispered.
Daniel gave a shaky nod. "Insane… but we have to do it."
Kieran's eyes met theirs briefly. "Trust me. You won't understand everything tonight—but you'll survive if you stick with me."
A sudden flash of movement caught Daniel's eye. A figure, taller than the rest, broke through the shadows. Unlike the others, there was something familiar about the way he moved—purposeful, controlled. Kieran stiffened.
"Marcus," Kieran muttered under his breath. "I should've known you'd come."
The figure's mask fell away as he stepped into the dim streetlight. Daniel's jaw dropped. "You… you know him?"
Kieran's gaze hardened. "More than you think. And he's not here to talk."
Aisha's breath caught. "Then what do we do?"
Kieran's eyes scanned the surroundings, calculating. "We fight. But we fight smart. Split them, lead them into the dead ends—they'll underestimate us."
As Daniel and Aisha nodded, adrenaline surging, Kieran whispered something that made Daniel's blood run cold:
"If we survive tonight, I'll tell you everything… about Marcus, about them, and why they've been hunting me—and now you—since the beginning."
The streetlights flickered. Shadows danced across the walls. The hunt was far from over.
And for the first time, Daniel realized that survival wasn't just about running. It was about facing the darkness—and uncovering the truth that had been waiting in it all along.
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