The team stood at the edge of the abandoned warehouse, its steel doors yawning open like a beast ready to devour them. The air was thick with tension, every breath a struggle against the unseen threat lurking in the shadows. Ava's heart pounded like a war drum, the echo of each beat reverberating through her chest. She scanned the perimeter, her eyes sharp and unyielding, but the darkness swallowed everything beyond a few feet.
"We need to move," whispered Liam, his voice taut with urgency. "We can't stay here."
Ava nodded, her mind racing. The trap they had narrowly escaped still clung to them like a dark shadow. The mastermind's reach was relentless, and the realization that they had been compromised further gnawed at her. The team was in disarray, trust hanging by a thread, and the weight of leadership pressed down on her shoulders like an iron yoke.
