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11. The Shadow Between Us

Author: Noor
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-04 13:18:46
Rain poured over Mexico City like a warning. Heavy. Unrelenting. The kind of storm that made the streets feel alive.

Inside the safehouse, everything was still. Sang-woo cleaned his weapon at the kitchen table, his gaze unfocused. Soo-ah sat on the couch, a thick dossier open in his lap. Devin stood near the window, arms crossed, watching the water streak down the glass.

None of them spoke for a while.

Then the alert buzzed.

Three sharp beeps from the encrypted line. A new entry.

Soo-ah was the first to move. He dropped the file and headed to the communications room, Devin and Sang-woo close behind. Inside, the monitor flashed with one word:

INBOUND.

A red dot blinked on the southwest perimeter.

Sang-woo cursed under his breath. "Who the hell is approaching during lockdown?"

Devin checked the surveillance feed. One woman. Walking calmly through the rain, no umbrella, no hesitation.

Her face wasn’t fully visible under her hood, but she moved like she belonged there.

"Let her in," Devin
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