CHAPTER 11 – THE NIGHT OF DECISIONS

10:03 p.m.

The silence inside the car was suffocating, dense enough to press against Adrián’s chest. His fingers were white-knuckled around the steering wheel, his eyes fixed on the red lights pulsing at the end of the traffic signal. His phone, synced to the car’s system, vibrated with a notification. The screen briefly illuminated the interior with a name that was already starting to make him feel nauseous: Valeria Montesino.

“Adrián…” her voice came thr