Chapter 51: A Familiar Face Turned EnemyLucas felt the cold stairwell press against his back as he lowered the old man carefully onto the next step. The man was barely conscious, chest rising and falling in shallow, uneven breaths. Emily knelt beside him, her hands shaking as she checked for a pulse.“He is alive,” she whispered. “Weak, but alive.”Lucas nodded, relief washing over him. “Hold on. We are getting you out of here.”The old man’s lips trembled. His eyes fluttered open. “You must listen,” he rasped. “She has a…”His voice broke.Lucas leaned closer. “Who? Evelyn? What does she want?”Before the man could finish, footsteps echoed sharply from above. Heavy, quick, certain. Emily’s head snapped up, her eyes widening with alarm. Lucas felt the tension slice through the air like a blade.A voice drifted down the concrete stairwell.“Lucas Foster. Look at you. Saving strangers. You have not changed at all.”Lucas froze.That voice.He rose slowly, the sound of his heartbeat fil