The safehouse felt colder the next morning. Not because of the weather, but because trust had cracked. No one said it aloud, but the suspicion was there, gnawing at every glance, every silence.Soo-ah woke to the smell of strong coffee and the sound of hushed voices. He pushed himself up, body still sore from the Istanbul mission, and stepped into the main room.Devin stood at the table, maps and papers spread before him. Sang-woo leaned over, arms braced against the wood, his jaw set hard. Naelle sat in the corner, cleaning her gun again, methodical, almost too calm.“Morning,” Soo-ah said softly.Sang-woo glanced at him, and in that flicker, his expression softened—just for Soo-ah—but then hardened again as he turned back to Devin.“We can’t move forward until we know who’s compromised,” Devin said, voice clipped, like a commander making a hard call. “From now on, information will be divided. Each of us will receive different details about our next step. Whoever leaks, we’ll know.”
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