Ethan Ashford The footsteps multiplied. Within seconds, the corridor behind me filled with Dave's men, more than I had expected, more than Rex's count had shown, pouring out of side rooms and stairwells until the hallway was thick with bodies and raised weapons. A dozen guns pointed at me and my team. Maybe more.Dave's smile turned smug."Drop your weapons," he said. "All of you. Or my men open fire, and you can explain to your dead wife why you didn't listen."Behind me, Daniel's breathing went tight and controlled. My men held their positions, waiting on me, waiting for a word that would either end this or blow it wide open.I lowered my gun slowly.Dave's grin widened, victorious, certain.That was his first mistake.I dropped low and to the side the same instant Daniel's voice cracked through the earpiece with a single word."Now."My men moved as one. Gunfire exploded through the corridor, the narrow hallway turning into a corridor of muzzle flashes and shattering plaster. I r
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