Sin slips inside through the side door.
Viper drops from the roof access into the hallway and melts into position.
I move through the rear entry Ghost unlocked from the feed.
No alarms.
No chaos.
Just timing.
“Front office,” Ghost says quietly. “Salazar with her. Two others in the room.”
“Hold them,” Havoc says. “Blade goes down.”
I take the stairwell.
Concrete steps.
Cool air.
“Two guards outside Lyla,” Ghost says.
I reach the bottom.
Door.
I open it fast.
One man turns.
Too slow.
The second reaches.
Too late.
Silence again.
Lyla sits tied to a metal chair.
Eyes wide.
Breathing fast.
She sees me.
Almost screams.
“Don’t,” I say. “I’m with Violet.”
She clamps her mouth shut.
I cut the restraints.
“Can you walk?”
She nods, shaky.
