Fernando’s POVThe air in Santiago’s compound was thick with tension, gun oil, sweat, and the unspoken promise of violence. We were preparing to go and make a bastard pay dearly with his life for making a very big mistake of crossing me.Shadows danced under the fluorescent lights overhead, flickering like restless ghosts. Santiago’s men stood around us in a semi-circle, their faces grim, eyes cold, as though they had already accepted they might not all return from this mission.At the center stood Santiago, Marlo, Mortis, Emilio, and me—five men in a storm about to break. Around us were crates of ammunition stacked against the walls, open cases displaying assault rifles, pistols, grenades, and combat knives gleaming with a cruel hunger for action. The scent of determination and power clung to everything. This wasn’t a mission. This was war.Michael.The thought of his name alone made my jaw tighten.That clever bastard had managed to send me a message—cryptic, coded, but clear t
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