Liam walked toward the row of black SUVs parked ominously by the side of the empty road, his steps slow and deliberate. The vehicles stood still, their engines off, the air eerily silent except for the distant sound of a passing train. The moment he got closer, he tried peering inside, but the deeply tinted windows refused to reveal anything. It was impossible to see if anyone was sitting inside, watching his every move.
A thought crept into his mind—what if they were inside, staring at him right now?
But then another thought followed—if they were actually in there, then why would the cars be parked here, completely abandoned? It didn't add up. There was no way they'd be idling on the side of the road for no reason. They had to be somewhere nearby.
His mind quickly retraced everything he had pieced together so far. The call with Lilith. That was how he was able to roughly guess their location.
