Instinctively, I shoved the bag behind my back, but that only made the two men smirk as they stepped into the elevator. Their expressions sent a chill down my spine.

Once the elevator doors closed, I turned toward Maya’s room. But after just a few steps, an overwhelming sense of dread hit me. Something felt undeniably wrong.

I spun back around, staring at the closed elevator doors. My heart was racing before I even realized I’d started ...