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Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Three
They hadn’t even made it back to the safehouse before word began to spread. Whispers ran faster than fire through the streets, people leaning close, voices low but urgent. The blackout, the explosion, the impossible escape—everyone knew who was behind it. Jake and his people were no longer shadows. They had stepped into the open, and the city had noticed.Inside the van, silence stretched thick. Elena sat with her rifle across her lap, eyes hard, her body still wound tight from the fight. Reeva leaned against the metal wall, head tipped back, letting exhaustion wash over her. Lina sat pressed against the door, hugging her knees, her eyes wide but burning with a strange mix of fear and exhilaration.Jake sat opposite them, his hands clasped together, head bowed. His thoughts churned with everything that had happened—the trap, the fire, the escape. They had survived, but it hadn’t been luck. It had been choice after choice, risk stacked on risk, each one dragging them closer to a line t
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Two
The emergency lights flickered red as Jake sprinted after Elena and Reeva, gunfire echoing in the steel corridors. The blackout they had triggered had done its job—communication was severed—but it also meant chaos. Guards scrambled blindly, alarms screamed through the base, and every second dragged them closer to being trapped.Reeva’s voice cut through the noise. “Left! Stairwell!”Jake pivoted, nearly slipping on the polished floor, and followed her into the narrow stairwell where the walls reverberated with the weight of boots pounding above and below. Elena fired upward, forcing a squad back, while Jake laid suppressing fire behind them to keep the lower level guards at bay.“They’re closing in,” Elena said between bursts.“Then we move faster,” Jake replied. His legs burned, but he pushed harder, driving the team up the stairs. They burst onto the second floor, ducking behind a support column just as a spray of bullets chipped into the concrete.Reeva yanked a smoke canister from
Chapter one hundred and thirty one
The underground base buzzed with the quiet urgency of preparations. The plan was in motion, and there was no turning back. Jake paced across the dimly lit room, checking his gear for the third time. The time for hesitation was long gone. The Council had crossed the line. Now, it was their turn.Elena stood by the map, tracing her finger over the marked points, her brow furrowed in concentration. “They’ll be expecting us to come in from the north,” she said, her voice low and steady. “We’ll need to find another entry.”Jake glanced at her, then at the others. They were all there: Reeva, Lina, and the rest of the team. Every one of them had proven themselves, and every one of them was ready to do what had to be done.“We can’t waste time on misdirection,” Jake said, his tone sharp. “We go straight in. Hit them hard and fast. We don’t let them regroup.”Lina, who had been checking her weapons, looked up. “You sure about this? We’re talking about going head-to-head with the Council’s main
Chapter one hundred and thirty
Jake led the way through the dim streets, his footsteps steady and purposeful. The weight of the moment hung heavily on his shoulders. South Ridge was close now, the area where they had been gathering intelligence about the Council's latest sweep. His gut churned with the knowledge that they were walking into a trap—there was no way the Council would let their interference slide without retaliation.“We need to stay sharp,” Jake said, his voice low. The shadows swallowed them whole as they moved further into the derelict area. Broken buildings and empty storefronts lined the narrow streets, the city’s decay more pronounced here than in other sectors. “Stay close. No distractions.”Lina was the first to speak, her voice barely above a whisper. “How do you know they haven’t already moved everyone out?” She adjusted her gear as they neared the corner of the street. “What if they’ve caught on to us?”Jake didn’t flinch. “Because we haven’t been that careless. They’re still looking for us
Chapter one hundred and twenty nine
The sun was beginning to rise as they made their way through the back alleys of Sector Twelve, their pace quickening as the sound of approaching vehicles echoed through the streets. Jake couldn’t shake the feeling that they hadn’t done enough—that it was too small a blow for such a big target. But as he looked around at his team, he could see the signs of something more. They weren’t just surviving anymore. They were changing the game.Lina looked back at him, her eyes narrowed. “We need to keep moving,” she said. “We’ve drawn attention. The Council won’t let this slide.”Jake didn’t need her to tell him that. The sounds of engines grew louder as the convoy of Council vehicles neared. They were fast, efficient, but Jake had lived long enough to know the city better than most. They weren’t going to get caught. Not now.“Stick together,” Jake said, his voice steady but sharp. “We’re heading toward the old maintenance tunnels. They’ll be watching the main streets, but they won’t expect u
Chapter one hundred and twenty eight
Jake stood at the edge of Sector Twelve, his boots scraping against the broken concrete as he surveyed the scene. Elena, Reeva, and Lina stood nearby, their expressions unreadable, but Jake knew what they were thinking. This was it. The next move could either break them—or push them over the edge of something bigger than they had imagined.The education hub loomed ahead—a hollow, decaying structure that had once been a place of innovation and learning. Now, it was nothing more than an echo of what it used to be, its once-pristine walls now scarred by years of neglect and misuse. The building had become something else entirely, a symbol of how the Council had twisted everything it had touched.Jake’s eyes narrowed as he looked at the crumbling structure. He knew they weren’t there to play games. This wasn’t about reclaiming something for the people, but about stealing the one thing Amanda used to control them all—her voice. It was the printing presses they were after. The words that ke
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