The drive to the mall was short, yet it seemed to have taken an eternity for Ariel as she sat quietly beside Volkov.

They didn't say anything to each other until the car stopped in front of a building that rose like a glass palace, cold and immaculate. Its doors slid open the moment Volkov stepped out.

The guards were the first move, lined side by side, in black suits, earpieces in their ears, eyes scanning every corner like danger could pop out any second.

‘ The danger is him.’ ...