Chapter107:

Chapter 107 Eva’s Point of View The man stepped forward, his shoes crunching against the gravel. The shadow of his tall figure loomed larger as he approached, each step deliberate and slow, like a predator circling its prey. I gripped the steering wheel tighter, my pulse hammering in my ears. Who the hell was he? I scanned the parking lot quickly. It was empty, eerily silent except for the faint whistle of the wind. I was alone with this stranger, and every instinct screamed at me to drive away, but I couldn’t move. He stopped just a few feet from my car, his face now visible under the dim parking lights. He was older mid-fifties, maybe with sharp features that gave him a look of cold calculation. His dark suit was immaculate, tailored perfectly to his tall, lean frame. Salt-and-pepper hair swept back from his forehead, and his piercing gray eyes locked onto mine through the windshield. He raised a hand, a small, almost polite wave, as though we were old acquaintances meeting by chance