The red dots on Soren’s chest did not move.Neither did he.Adrian stood in the doorway with the rifle braced against his good shoulder, blood still dripping from the rough bandage. Four of his men had spread into the turbine hall, weapons steady. The air felt thin, charged, like the second before lightning.“Noah,” Adrian said again. “Behind me. Now.”I didn’t move.Soren’s eyes flicked between us, calculating. “You’re bleeding out, Adrian. You won’t stay on your feet another ten minutes.”“Long enough,” Adrian answered.Soren smiled. “You came back for him. Predictable. I counted on it.”He raised his empty hands slowly, palms out. “You’re not going to shoot me in front of the boy. You need him to keep looking at you the way he does—like you’re the only solid thing left in his world. Kill me here and that look changes forever.”Adrian’s finger rested inside the trigger guard. “Try me.”I finally found my voice. “Both of you stop.”Every head turned toward me.I walked forward until
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