ed him, and the cold air whispered secrets of the past. He paused at the rusted metal door, feeling the weig

cing in the faint light. Ethan moved cautiously, his senses heightened,

im in his tracks. It was a voice he hadn't heard in y

ckering light bulb. His smile was a mask of malice, his eyes c

acknowledged, his voice betraying

fter all," Damian said, spreading

s fists clenched at his sides

ugh the empty warehouse. "You think you can just walk i

nce been inseparable, best friends navigating the complexities of ad

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e Ethan tried to calm things down, Damian fought back with a ferocity that shocked everyone. The fight ended with one of the boys being ki

s fabricated lies. Their friendship fractured, and Ethan spiraled into a life of crime. But Etha

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, his voice steady but his heart pounding. "Y

righteous one, weren't you? Always trying to

ked onto Damian's. "I'm not here t

sinister smile. "You're too

eps. Figures emerged from the shadows, surrounding Etha

his voice dripping with satisfacti

y out. He glanced around, taking in his surrounding

this," he said, his voi

smug grin on his face.

est. He had to stay calm, find a way to escape. The walls

e room again, this time noticing the rickety sca

grabbing a loose pipe from the floor and swinging it in a wide arc. The man w

elow, Damian's men shouted and scrambled to follow. Ethan reached th

ing dangerously. He could hear Damian's men clambering up behind him. Reachi

ck to see Damian's furious face in the broken skylight, shouting orders. E

ide, but he pushed it aside, scrambling to his feet and continuing to

ad ends. He led them on a wild chase, darting through narrow passagew

He had escaped, but he knew this was far from over. Damian w