Chapter 222Dante’s POVI grabbed the handwritten list, cold with fresh ink, and ejected the memory card from the tripod camera. Behind me, Washington was slumped forward against his restraints, sobbing quietly into his chest, completely stripped of his military pride. I didn't give him another glance as I stepped out of the cell and let the heavy steel door slam shut with a definitive, echoing bang.Upstairs, the house felt eerily still. The quiet was heavy, suffocating, carrying the unsaid weight of everything that had transpired between Nikolai, Nina, and me over the past twenty-four hours.I walked down the long, dimly lit corridor toward the server room. Pushing past the heavy acoustic door without waiting for an answer, I stepped inside.Nikolai didn't look up from his triple-monitor setup. The glow of the blue LED displays illuminated his sharp features, his fingers flying across his mechanical keyboard in a fast, rhythmic clatter. "I told you I was working, Dante," he said, hi
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