The mounting uncertainty became oppressive.

Sierra urgently dialed Blayze's number.

Should Tyrone have taken the elevator, logic dictated that he would disembark at the underground garage, not the first-floor lobby.

She descended via the elevator to the subterranean parking, stepping out into the dimly lit expanse. Two vigilant sentinels stood watch at the exit.

"Have you seen Tyrone exiting just now?" Sierra inquired anxiously.