Chapter 21 The Final Gamble

• The compound was dark, but its looming presence felt suffocating, like a predator waiting to pounce. Serria’s pulse quickened as she and Mark approached the towering gates, the sound of their footsteps swallowed by the oppressive silence. The tension in the air was palpable, each breath they took heavy with the knowledge that everything was about to change.
• "Are you sure about this?" Mark whispered, his voice steady but carrying an undercurrent of doubt.
• Serria didn’t reply immediately. She couldn’t afford to second-guess herself. Not now. Not when everything hinged on this moment.