There he was. The recruiter. The man who held the keys to everything she'd been chasing and everything she feared. His eyes swept across the area, sharp and calculating, as if he already knew every secret it held. Every movement he made was deliberate and precise, like a predator sizing up its prey. The quiet clink of his shoes against the floor seemed deafening in the charged silence. When his gaze brushed past her, she felt it like a blade grazing her skin - fleeting, but sharp enough to leave a mark. She couldn't afford to slip, couldn't afford to betray even a flicker of recognition. The game had begun long before he arrived, and now, she was walking the knife's edge. As his gaze fell on 011's, she swallowed the knot tightening in her throat. There was no turning back now. one dead brother two missing guards three seconds was all it took 𝗡𝗢 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗕𝗘𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗞, 𝗞𝗔𝗡𝗚-𝗡𝗢 {𝘚𝘛𝘈𝘙𝘛𝘌𝘋: 𝘑𝘈𝘕𝘜𝘈𝘙𝘠 8, 2025}All Rights Reserved
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