She began crying and said she did not understand how far it would go.

I asked her about the current plan, and she said Rook wanted access to my onboarding process at work because it would allow him to bypass security systems.

“He says you are the entry point,” she whispered.

That sentence made everything feel more dangerous than before.

She then handed me a storage locker key and said there might be documents that could prove what had happened.

I asked her why she was telling me this now.

She replied, “Because he said if you do not cooperate, he will come for you directly.”

Those words made the situation feel immediate and real, as if the threat was no longer distant or theoretical.

Part 5

Sunset Self Storage looked ordinary from the outside, with rows of metal doors and a dusty parking lot under the evening sun. The air was dry and warm, and the place felt quiet in a way that made me uneasy.

Jessa drove while I sat beside her, holding the key card Dani had given me. My goal was simple. I needed proof to bring to the authorities and finally end what had been happening to me.