The reinforced bay doors were slammed shut and bolted, locking out the damp Miami night, but the oppressive chill of the legislative massacre followed us inside. We gathered around the central tactical table. Cane, Harrison, Senator Sterling, Maya, Vinnie, and Elena, our faces illuminated by the harsh, flickering glow of the monitors. The silence was heavy, broken only by the hum of Vinnie’s mechanical arm. "Those weren't street thugs or brainwashed grunts," Vinnie said, leaning against a terminal, his face tight with grim realization. "I’ve spent years tracking every syndicate, cartel, and black-market arms ring across the globe. The guys we faced tonight... they were the top of the food chain. International executioners, cartel enforcers, and shadow-brokers who operate with zero oversight. If Silas and Caspian bought them off, they
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