"Enjoying yourselves?"
Both of them froze.
The voice was deep, sudden, and far too close.
They turned at the same time.
Williams was standing there in the doorway, wearing that crooked smirk of his.
For one heavy second, nobody said a word.
Mei felt her stomach drop. Tommy went still beside her. They were both thinking the same thing at once.
Had he heard them?
If he had caught even half of what they had just said, then it was over. No escape plan, no second chance, nothing. Everything would die right here in this room.
Tommy's grip tightened slightly around the weapon in his hand, subtle enough that maybe Williams wouldn't notice, but ready all the same. Mei stayed silent. There was nothing smart to say yet. All they could do was wait and see which way this was going.
Williams stepped farther into the room, slow and casual, like he had all the time in the world.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
The question hit them both with immediate relief.
