Page 223 of Aaron


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Ronan’s voice slips into my ear.

Calm. Controlled.

“No alarms. No external chatter. He thinks he’s alone.”

Good.

“Let’s keep him happy,” I murmur.

Lance finishes the setup and gives a small nod.

Charge set.

Entry clean.

I glance at the structure.

Reinforced steel.

Buried systems.

A fortress built by a man who thought control was absolute.

I’ve seen men like him before.

They forget one thing.

There’s always someone willing to come through the front door anyway.

I raise my hand.

Three.

Two.

One—

The breach is silent.

Not an explosion.

A precise collapse.

The door gives without a sound.

We move immediately.

Fast.

Controlled.

Lethal.

No hesitation.

No warning.

Because somewhere inside this mountain—