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Chapter forty one

Author: Emeewrites
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The Calm

The early hours of the morning cast a gray light over the city, filtering through the heavy curtains of the safe house. I hadn't slept. None of us had. Martinez, Luca, and I spent the night strategizing, anticipating every possible move Sergei and the Bratva might make once they discovered the deception. The stakes had never been higher. We were on the verge of war, and every second felt like a countdown to an inevitable, bloody clash.

The air inside the safe house was thick with tension. Luca stood by the window, his back to the rest of us, staring out at the dim streets below. He’d been quiet since the meeting with Sergei, his mind working through the layers of the plan, weighing the risks.

I sat at the table, my fingers nervously tapping against the surface. A cup of cold coffee sat untouched beside me, forgotten. Martinez was pacing again, his face lined with stress. He hated waiting—so did I. But at this point, waiting was all we could do.

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