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CHAPTER 79

Author: Tellachino
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-22 02:50:22

The fire burned long into the night.

Fiona stood at a distance, watching the last remnants of the Echelon turn to ash. It was strange—she had spent so long fighting to bring them down, but now that it was over, there was no sense of triumph. No victory parade. Just the cold realization that they had survived, and that survival always came at a cost.

Darwin stood beside her, arms crossed, the glow of the flames reflecting in his dark eyes. He had barely spoken since they escaped the blast zone. Neither had Bella or Marcus.

They had won.

So why did it feel like the battle wasn’t truly over?

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Back at the safehouse, the exhaustion was starting to set in.

Marcus was at his workstation, sifting through encrypted files. Bella was nursing a whiskey, watching the news play in the background. Reports were already spreading—an "accidental gas explosion" had destroyed a Zurich landmark. No mention of Cain Lachlan. No mention of the Echelon.

Fiona leaned against the table, rubbing he
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