"Stay back!" Sadie's voice echoed through the tense silence, her body rigid with fear as she pointed the gun at Alejandro, her gaze locked onto him with a mixture of defiance and desperation. The weight of the pistol in her hand felt heavy.

Her heart hammered against her ribcage as she watched in horror as a group of men dressed in black followed after him, their threatening presence casting a shadow over the rooftop. With each step they took, her breathing quickened, her chest rising and falling in erratic bursts as panic threatened to consume her.

The men moved, surrounding the rooftop sending chills down her spine. She felt a...