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CHAPTER 94 The Storm Unleashed

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—Ethan’s POV

I carried Luna out like she weighed nothing. Like guilt had no gravity. But her blood soaked through my sleeves, a vivid reminder that we were no longer dealing with schemes... we were knee-deep in war.

Sophia stayed right behind me, her hand curled tightly around that flash drive, like it was the last thread tying this whole mess together. And maybe it was.

The van was already waiting. I had it staged around the corner—discreet, tinted, untraceable. I threw the back doors open and laid Luna across the seats. She groaned faintly, slipping in and out of consciousness.

“Drive,” I ordered the man behind the wheel. My guy. One of the few I trusted with more than a name.

Sophia climbed in next to me, hands trembling against her lap.

Blood. Smoke. Sirens in the distance. Not for us—not yet.

But they were coming.

She didn’t say anything at first. Just stared out the window with wide, hollow eyes.

I reached over, brushing a lock of hair from her cheek. Her skin was ice.

“You did
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