KIRAI stared at the glowing red dot pulsing over Macau, the reality of a new war settling heavily over my shoulders. I reached for the heavy mechanical keyboard to run a secondary trace, but my fingers never touched the keys.Deep in the sub-basement, the roaring diesel generator completely died.It didn't sputter. It didn't cough. The deafening mechanical hum simply ceased, plunging the bunker into absolute silence.The pale fluorescent lights overhead shattered simultaneously, raining sparks and broken glass over the concrete floor."Aziel," I breathed, my hand instinctively dropping to the Glock at my thigh."I have you," Aziel was there in a fraction of a second. He pulled me up from the metal chair, his massive frame stepping entirely in front of me. The heavy combat shotgun was raised, his dark eyes scanning the pitch-black corners of the bunker. Silas racked his rifle by the door, completely perfectly still.But there was no breach. No sound of boots on concrete.The only ligh
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