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    It was all too neat. Too convenient. Too damn suspicious.


    Then, abruptly, Noah’s phone buzzed to life. Jack’s name shed on the screen. He snatched it up without hesitation.


    “Sorry, boss. I was coordinating the operation—I missed your call,” Jack said, his voice tight with underlying tension.


    “Give me an update.”


    Jack was startled to hear the urgency crackling in Noah’s voice.


    “Everything appears normal. We’re following your orders and sweeping the area.”


    “Anything unusual? Has anyone reported the smell of explosives? TNT?”


    Jack’s confusion deepened. He couldn’t make sense of Noah’s sudden rm about explosives.


    Before he could reply, ine—who had materialized beside him—seized the phone.


    “What’s going on? TNT? What the hell is this about?” ine demanded, his words crackling with urgency.


    Noah wrestled his voice into a steadier tone.


    “Alex said that the location where he discovered Averi reeked of TNT.” The urgency crackled through his voice as he barked outmands. “Don’t take any chances.”


    “With this one. Get backup rolling to your position immediately.” His breathing quickened as he calcted the distance. “Clear everyone from that area right now—I’m still twenty minutes from reaching you.”


    “Wait—Jack.” He interrupted himself, and his tone shifted into something cold and razor-sharp. The pause stretched like a taut wire before he continued, “There’s another matter that demands your immediate attention.” His words carried the weight of unspoken consequences. “I need you investigating this the moment we finish talking.”


    Twenty minutester, Noah’s car rolled to a crawling halt at the edge of the urban vige.


    ine was already waiting there, his expression dark as stone, and he approached with swift, urgent steps.


    “The situation looks worse than we expected. This could turn deadly faster than we thought.” He dropped his voice to a whisper, his eyes sweeping the area, brow creased with worry. “Why don’t you return and stay with Sadie? I can handle this alone. Nothing will go wrong.”


    Noah’s gaze turned steel-hard as he stared toward the shadow-soaked alley stretching before them.


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    He shook his head with unwavering resolve. “No.” His mother faced danger now. He had heard how kindly his mother had treated Sadie over the past three years.


    With Sadie’s delicate condition, even the smallest shock could prove too much for her weakened heart to endure.


    This mission had to seed perfectly—failure would destroy everything he held dear.


    ine released a weary sigh, recognizing the futility of any argument. He ced a reassuring hand on Noah’s shoulder, the weight of it solid and grounding.


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