“Well, watch me pretend to kill her. Details matter."Emma's face went white. "Absolutely not. I'm not—""You're pregnant with a Chen heir. Sarah won't stop until that child is under her control or dead. This is our only chance to make her think she's won, to get you somewhere safe while Marcus and I burn her entire operation to ash."The wall exploded inward. Smoke and debris filled the room. Marcus grabbed Emma and ran left, Elena grabbed Catherine and ran right. Lily stood in the center of the chaos, her phone glowing with unnatural light.Through the smoke, Marcus saw tactical team members pouring through the breach. Saw Lily raising her hands, energy crackling around her fingers. Saw the first mercenary raise his weapon.Then Lily screamed.The sound wasn't human. It resonated at frequencies that shattered every window in the corridor, that made grown men clutch their ears and drop to their knees. Marcus felt his System dampening the effects, but Emma and Catherine weren't protec