The night air was thick with tension as Anya slipped through the shadows of the back alley, her heart racing. She wasn’t sure why she had agreed to this clandestine meeting. After all, it was dangerous for both of them. But the moment she received the cryptic note left at her dressing table earlier that evening, she knew she couldn’t resist.
"Sunshine, meet me at midnight, behind the club. – A"
Anya clutched the note in her hand as she approached the secluded corner of the alley, where the dim streetlights barely reached. The hum of the city faded into a muffled background noise, leaving only the sound of her rapid breathing and the echo of her footsteps.
She was dressed in her usual disguise, heavy makeup that accentuated her sharp features, a wig that covered her natural hair, and a
