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AXEL POVWe arrived at the warehouse at midnight.Docks were quiet.Abandoned.Perfect for an ambush."Everyone in position," I said into the radio.Volkov's eight men went in first.Posing as cartel buyers.My team spread around the perimeter.Six brothers. Marco. Me.Waiting for the signal.The warehouse looked empty.Dark windows. No movement.Just like Volkov predicted."Contact," Volkov's voice crackled. "Victoria just arrived. Four guards. Moving into position."Only four guards.Less than we expected.Something felt wrong."Stay sharp," I whispered to my team.Victoria's vehicle parked outside.She stepped out.Confident. Calm.Four guards followed her inside.We waited five minutes.Let them get comfortable.Let them start the deal.Then Volkov's voice: "Now. Move now."We converged on the warehouse.All entrances simultaneously.I

AXEL POVOne hour until Victoria arrived.Maybe less.I checked the defenses again.Trip wires at the front entrance.Explosives rigged to the back door.Barricades at windows.Not enough.Never enough.Two brothers helping me.Leo and Rafe.All that was left of thirty."This is suicide," Leo said."I know," I replied."We should run," Rafe added. "Take Em and disappear.""She won't leave Marco," I said."Then Marco dies," Leo replied. "Better one death than all of us.""She's made her choice," I said. "We stay. We fight."Leo and Rafe exchanged looks."We're with you," Leo finally said. "But Ghost, this is bad. Really bad.""I know," I repeated.Because I did know.Three men defending a building.Against Victoria's army.Against overwhelming odds.We wouldn't win.Couldn't win.Best case, we held them off long enough for Em to escape.Worst cas

AXEL POVI stood in the doorway.Watching the vehicles disappear.Watching Em disappear.Watching everything disappear.Marcus stood beside me."They're gone," he said."I know," I replied."What do we do now?" Leo asked from behind."We get her back," I said.I turned around.Walked back inside.Found Marco on the dining table.Still unconscious.Barely breathing.Each breath shallow. Wet. Rattling.Anya worked over him.Changing bandages.Checking vitals.Looking grim."How is he?" I asked.Anya looked up.Her face said everything."He's dying," Anya said simply. "The infection is overwhelming his system. His fever is one hundred four degrees. His lung is filling with fluid again. Sepsis is spreading.""How long?" I pressed."Hours," Anya replied. "Maybe less. Without a real hospital, real surgery, antibiotics I don't have, he won't make it through the night

AXEL POVDay ten since Em's capture.Volkov arrived at the warehouse with a briefcase."I have your intel," Volkov said.He opened the briefcase.Spread documents across the table.Satellite photos. Floor plans. Guard schedules."This is everything I could get on Victoria's mountain compound," Volkov explained.I studied the photos.The compound was massive.Built into a mountainside.Half underground.Completely isolated."Location is here," Volkov said. Pointing at a map. "Two hours north. Eight thousand feet elevation. Only one road in and out.""Guards?" I asked."Thirty minimum," Volkov replied. "Rotating shifts. Armed with military-grade weapons. Professional security, not street thugs.""Defenses?" Marcus asked."Electronic surveillance everywhere," Volkov said. "Cameras. Motion sensors. Thermal imaging. Four guard towers with overlapping fields of fire. The main gate is reinforced steel. Rem

AXEL POVThe supply truck stopped at the loading dock.Guards approached.Four of them."Get ready," I whispered to Leo and Rafe.We waited.Heard the back doors opening.Saw light flooding in."Now!" I shouted.We burst out shooting.All three of us at once.The guards didn't have a chance.Four down in seconds.Alarms immediately started blaring."Move!" Marcus shouted from the driver's seat. "Get to the basement!"We ran from the loading dock.Into the compound.More guards appeared.Coming from everywhere.We fired as we ran.Dropped two more.Three."There!" Leo pointed. "Service elevator!"We fought our way to it.Rafe took a bullet.Shoulder.Went down."I'm good!" Rafe said through gritted teeth. "Keep moving!"Leo helped him up.We reached the elevator.Needed a keycard."Cover me!" I shouted.Ran back to a dead guar