POV: Sophie
I stood there, in the cold, hugging my arms around myself as I watched the men disappear into the shadows of the warehouse. The night air was still and quiet, but inside, my heart was pounding so loudly it felt like it might break through my chest. My hands were trembling, my body stiff with fear, but I couldn’t move. Couldn’t think.
Josh was inside.
That was the only thought I could hold onto as the minutes stretched out. The warehouse loomed like a dark, monstrous thing in front of me, swallowing them whole. I strained my ears, trying to hear something—anything—that might tell me what was happening inside, but there was nothing. Just silence.
Every possible worst-case scenario played out in my head, each one worse than the last. What if they couldn’t get to Josh in time?
