The city was already swallowed by the early hours of dawn, wrapped in a dense, silent fog. Cars had grown scarce along the avenues, and the tall buildings seemed to be asleep, their windows dark. The yellowish glow of the streetlamps painted the street in a melancholy hue, and the sound of the engine shutting off was little more than a whisper against the heavy stillness of the night.

Gabriel parked in front of Celina’s building around one in the morning and exhaled softly. He turned to her wit