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CHAPTER 63 — The Special Lot

Author: Mercy V.
last update Last Updated: 2026-01-01 16:19:55

Arx Storage did not look like a place that held the bones of empires.

From the outside, it was just another aging data center by the freight yards—square concrete, tinted glass, and a faded sign that read **ARX ARCHIVAL SOLUTIONS**. Trucks trundled by on distant roads. A single security light flickered above the loading bay.

Kieran killed the van’s headlights a block away.

“Last chance to pretend we’re reasonable,” he said quietly.

“No fun in that,” Rae murmured from the back, checking the feed on her tablet. “Cams are looping on a thirty-second delay. You’ve got a window.”

Daire looked at Elowen.

She met his gaze, steady. Sleeves down. Hair braided back. No white dress tonight—just dark, practical clothes that wouldn’t show dirt or blood.

“I’m ready,” she said.

He nodded once. “We move.”

***

The side entrance was exactly where Kieran said it would be—a service door half-hidden by a stack of forgotten pallets. One guard smoked nearby, and the other stood by the door with his hands in
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