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Perimeter

مؤلف: Paul Wright
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LEO

The operative's name was Cade. He was one of Rafe's people, reliable, not given to overcalling situations.

His face said this was real.

"How many," I said.

"Four vehicles. Coming in on the north access road. No pack markings, no credentials." He paused. "Armed."

"Distance."

"Three minutes out. Maybe less."

I looked at my father. He was standing, already reading the room, already past the reunion and into the situation.

"Can he move," I asked the facility director.

"He's physically capable.
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    LEOThe operative's name was Cade. He was one of Rafe's people, reliable, not given to overcalling situations.His face said this was real."How many," I said."Four vehicles. Coming in on the north access road. No pack markings, no credentials." He paused. "Armed.""Distance.""Three minutes out. Maybe less."I looked at my father. He was standing, already reading the room, already past the reunion and into the situation."Can he move," I asked the facility director."He's physically capable. No medical restrictions.""Then he moves." I looked at my father. "There's an exit plan. You follow Ash's instructions exactly."My father looked at me with the expression of a man recalibrating who his daughter was. "Understood."I turned to Ash.He was already thinking. "Back exit. Is there one."Cade nodded. "Service corridor, southern end. Comes out behind the building. No road access but there's a tree line forty meters out.""Vehicles in the tree line?" Ash asked."No. We came in on the no

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    ASHLeo didn't move. Three seconds. Four.Then she turned to me with an expression I hadn't seen on her before. Not the controlled calm she used for crises. Not the focused blankness of someone running on function.Something cracked open."Ash," she said."I heard." I stepped closer. "Where is he, Juno?""Northern monitoring facility. It's on the list Magnus gave us last night—number eleven. We hadn't reached it yet in the prioritization." Juno's voice was careful. "He's listed as a passive subject. Monitored, not tested on. Vitals in the last recorded update were stable.""When was the last update?""Six days ago."Six days. Before the Final, before the confirmation, before any of last night."Is the facility still active?" I asked."Checking." Keys. "Yes. No Rebellion teams assigned yet. It was scheduled for tomorrow.""Move it to now," Leo said. Her voice was back. Steady. "Top priority.""Rafe—""Get Rafe. Get whoever is closest to that location." She was already moving. "How far.

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