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CHAPTER 74 — City Lockdown

Author: Mercy V.
last update Last Updated: 2026-01-03 13:54:33

They didn’t make it out of the district before the city turned into a net.

The van Rae had prepped and waited two blocks from the Tribunal hall, slotted between two delivery trucks. They piled in—Daire first, tugging Elowen in behind him, Kieran slamming the door, Rae already shoving the gearshift into drive.

Tires squealed. The building vanished behind them in a smear of stone and light and alarms.

For three blocks, it almost felt like an escape.

Then the sirens started.

Not just one set, not just close.

Everywhere.

High, rising wails that layered over each other, echoing off glass towers and narrow alleys. Blue and red splashed across side streets as patrol cars and asset vans converged on chokepoints.

Rae swore. “He wasn’t bluffing,” she said. “Crowe actually flipped the city‑wide switch.”

Daire’s phone, discarded on the floor, buzzed with successive emergency alerts. *SECURITY EVENT – VESPERRIDGE. REMAIN INDOORS. ASSET RECOVERY IN PROGRESS.*

On the dash, the communication screen l
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