The private estate overlooking the northern coastline sat hidden behind steel gates, armed patrols, and enough security technology to resemble a military compound more than a home. Waves crashed violently against the cliffs below while storm clouds rolled heavily across the darkening evening sky. Somewhere inside the massive property, Damien Vale waited calmly for the world around him to collapse.And for the first time in years, Adrian and Lucas were walking toward the same enemy instead of each other.Neither man spoke as the black SUV climbed the winding road toward the estate. Tension filled the vehicle so heavily that it almost became physical. Lucas sat rigidly beside the window, still pale from the harbor shooting while a bandage remained visible beneath the collar of his dark coat. Across from him Adrian reviewed security layouts with terrifying focus, his expression unreadable beneath cold restraint.The war between them had exhausted both men.Now only the unfinished truth r
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