Masked Desire
The question is whether we can adapt quickly enough when it happens.
We move out at dawn, the sky still dark with pre-morning shadows. Six teams, six targets, coordinated strikes timed to the minute. I lead the team targeting Lord Blackmoor, a council member and one of the conspiracy's key financial backers. His estate is heavily fortified with private guards, magical wards, and defensive positions that would make a military compound jealous.
"Breach in three," Commander Hayes counts down beside me, his voice steady and calm. "Two. One. Go."
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