Descent into Darkness

Fear clamped around Lorenzo’s racing heart, a suffocating, icy grip that squeezed the air straight from his lungs. He paced the massive mall’s exterior perimeter, his dark eyes scanning the fading daylight like a cornered predator. The evening crowds milled about, carrying shopping bags and sipping coffees, totally oblivious to the lethal tension radiating from the tall man in the tailored suit wa