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Chapter 24

Author: Nini
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-20 21:40:42

Matteo's POV

I sat in the darkness of my car, parked three blocks away from the industrial site, and waited.

"Pull all teams back to secondary positions," I ordered through the radio. "Silent running."

"Boss, they might not come back," Caleb's voice crackled through. "They've already eliminated their liability. They might just leave the body."

"They'll come." I was certain of it. "They'll want to retrieve their sniper, get rid of any evidence that could link back to them. They'll come. We just have to wait."

And wait we did.

Hours passed. The night grew deeper, colder. I watched the monitors in my car, tracking the thermal signatures of my men positioned around the perimeter, watching the static image of Dave's body lying motionless on the ground.

One hour became two. Two became four.

Some of my men grew restless, shifting in their positions, questioning whether we were wasting time.

But I remained still, patient. Hunting required patience. And I was hunting now.

Six hours in, Cale
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