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BECOME THE GHOST
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Nolan sat in the corner of his bunker, eyes locked on the dark screen in front of him. The glow had faded after hours of searching, probing, testing. Nothing. No answers. Just silence.

The last few days had shaken him in ways he didn’t want to admit. The van chase, the explosion, the survivor glaring at him before he pulled the trigger. Then that message on his phone:

“You always were predictable, Nolan. See you soon.”

It wasn’t just a threat. It was a mirror. Someone had studied him, mapped his patterns, and knew exactly when to strike. For years, Nolan had been the ghost in the machine, the man no one could touch. Now, he was the one being hunted.

He whispered to himself, his voice dry and bitter.

“If I keep playing the same game, I lose.”

There was only one answer left. He couldn’t hide anymore. He had to erase himself. Kill the old Nolan. Become something else. Something untouchable.

He reached for a device he rarely touched: a satellite phone with only three numbers saved. He scr
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