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I demanded, opening the folder under the faint glow of the car's interior light. "They weren't foreign mercenaries, Bane. They were local," Killian revealed, stepping closer so the wind wouldn't carry his words. "A highly organized faction operating out of the southern badlands, the kind the High Council conveniently labels 'rogues' whenever they want to pretend our territories are civilized. But these aren't mindless scavengers. They’re a syndicate." My eyes scanned the first few pages of intelligence. "Why would a rogue syndicate orchestrate a high-tier assassination on a sitting Alpha? Raymond was a weak king, but he was protected by treaty."

She jerked her hand back into her lap. A tiny twitch at the corner of Roman’s mouth told her he’d noticed. He was playing with her in front of the entire pack hierarchy. "The issue," an executive was saying, "is that the Hale Syndicate seems to be anticipating our every move. Every territory deal we approach, they’ve already planted a flag or undercut our bid. It’s as if they’re reading our minds." Roman’s jaw ticked. The Hale Syndicate was the rival pack led by Vincent Hale, a name that made the room tense. "What is your assessment?" Roman asked.

* The iron floor beneath Agnes’s boots trembled—a distinct, heavy kinetic impact that told her Rhys had just driven one of his three opponents through the arena's spiked boundary. "Seven minutes down," Maeve said from behind, her eyes glowing with a faint silver edge as she kept her shock-batons drawn. "He's making fast work of those syndicate enforcers." "Keep your eyes on the corners, Maeve," Torin warned quietly, his tactical carbine raised to his shoulder as he swept the junction ahead. "The southern spire houses Vane’s private communications vault. He won't leave the main servers unguarded." As if on command, three heavily armed syndicate guards stepped out from the darkness at the end

Reeves walked back to his seat while Tommy followed him like a loyal dog awaiting a command. “Who was that guy?” I muttered to myself, my eyes still glued to his back. “That’s Damon Reeves. CEO of Reeves Syndicate”. Gracie responded and my eyes widened in surprise. The Reeves Syndicate handled billion-dollar mergers across three continents without leaving a paper trail. I had seen his picture in an article a few days back. Tommy came towards the counter and signaled us to follow him. I gulped, worried about what he wanted to say. He scolded us in his office and told Gracie to clean the toilets for a week then sent me to get back to work.

"You think you’re the only one who plays the long game? I’ve already moved the Silas assets. Every cent. It’s on a heartbeat timer, Vane. If my pulse stops, or if I don't punch in a code every twenty minutes, the Syndicate’s bank accounts go to zero. You’ll be sitting at a High Table made of cardboard and debt." Vane froze. For a second, the cabin was silent, save for the frantic, wet gasping of the man on the floor. Then, Vane started to laugh. It wasn't a villainous cackle. It was a soft, pitying chuckle that made Elara’s skin crawl. He reached into his tactical vest with his free hand and pulled out a slim, black smartphone. He swiped the screen and turned it toward her. "The Syndicate?"

"Archive breach imminent." Rowan exhaled slowly controlled, deliberate. "You knew he would escalate." "I knew he would test you. There's a difference." I leaned closer to the phone, close enough to feel the warmth from Rowan's shoulder. "And now?" A faint pause came from the other end, calculation happening in real time. "Now we find out if the Syndicate still controls its own structure." Rowan tapped the table lightly, the sound rhythmic and deliberate. "Hale has contractors inside the summit security network."

"I found it in the rain." On the screen, Rayna set a tray down on the table. She looked at Cassie, then at Aser’s tired face. Her expression was a mix of motherly worry and pride. "I saw the news," Rayna said softly. "Varga is in custody. The Syndicate is dismantled." "It’s over, Mom," Aser said, taking a piece of melon. "For real this time." Rayna let out a long breath, her shoulders sagging as if she had been carrying a heavy weight for years.

For all of them. Siara clutched her head. "Fuck, fuck, fuck!!" She couldn’t go to her father. Not now. Not after what she’d done. Not when it would bring RAyNe’s fury to his doorstep. Her father was powerful. Feared. But he wasn’t RAyNe. And he knew it. RAyNe was from an older, deadlier syndicate. The kind that didn’t threaten. They erased. She slammed her hand on the steering wheel. "You idiot! You reckless, desperate idiot!"

Richie said. "Take your time Richie, thick about it. " 'I will," Richie said," Incidentally, that is, not the reason why I came-- to cry on your shoulders, I mean. I have come to discuss this article I want to write." "About what?" " About the syndicate." "Syndicate? So you are still at it eh?" Mr. Cohen said raising his eyebrows. "Yes." "Look here Richie, take my advice; let sleeping dogs lie. Leave the syndicate alone."

Deep down, I didn’t mind it as much as I pretended to. Raven was already inside, her laptop open on the table and a series of screens displaying maps, schematics, and data streams. She didn’t look up as we entered, her fingers flying across the keyboard with practiced precision. “Anything new?” Thiago asked, his tone all business again. “Not much,” she replied, her voice clipped. “The Syndicate’s network is like a hydra—cut off one head, and two more spring up. But I’ve isolated a few patterns in their communication. Could be useful.”