THE PAKHAN'S STOLEN OMEGA
The weapon came up smooth, natural, and she put two rounds center mass before the attacker could fire.
The man dropped.
Silence.
Both brothers stared at her. At the gun in her hands. At the way she stood, balanced, ready, the stance of someone who'd done this before. Many times before.
"Anya..." Alexei's voice was strange. Careful.
She shoved the gun back at Nikolai. "Safe room. Now. Before more come."
They didn't argue.
The safe room was hidden behind a false wall in what looked like a supply closet. Steel door, biometric lock, the kind of setup that cost more than most houses. Alexei's palm on the scanner, retinal scan, then a keypad code she memorized without thinking. Old habits.