The snow hadn’t stopped falling, though it carried ash now, fine gray dust from the burning docks that clung to the air like memory. The warehouse still hissed and cracked behind them, fire eating through metal, but Jaxon’s focus was locked on the faint noise ahead, a groan, ragged and human.He moved first, weapon raised, every line of his body sharp with readiness. Raven followed, the wind clawing at her coat, heartbeat hammering against her ribs. The sound came again, closer this time, from behind a half-collapsed freight container.“Matteo!” Jaxon’s voice cut through the static air.A muffled cough answered. Then a shape lurched into view, Matteo, blood streaking down the side of his face, one arm slung around Viktor’s shoulders. Both were limping, half-burned, half-frozen, but alive.“Don…” Matteo rasped, voice shaking. “We thought...”“Save it,” Jaxon said, lowering his gun, his tone edged with controlled relief. “You’re late.”Viktor managed a broken laugh. “We were… invited to
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