en'

hanging in the car turned into raw, adrenaline-fueled motion. It was time to execute, time to move

in my ear. "Cameras are

d, my voice steady despi

up, but that didn't matter. The wet ground was our friend, it muffled our steps, concealing our presence as w

his mask making him look like a predator-silent, lethal, and focused. I

us like a dark, brooding fortress. Inside, there were millio

ak. The smell of old metal and stale air greeted us, but I didn't pau

ds are down?" I whis

she replied. "You've got five m

peration. But tonight, we weren't after information or files. We were here for somethi

llion doll

epest part of the warehouse, guarded by layers of security. But we had studied eve

t," I said, keeping my voice low.

uarded checkpoints. But once inside, there was a catch. We had intel that the ro

his eyes scanning the shadows a

e of metal on my to

, turning corners with practiced precision.

ation and the low murmur of voices behind the thick door. We crouched down, peer

h in the corner. But that

ation. Along with the cash, the room was filled with dozens of barrels, the

very thing that fueled the empire

s. "The vault is behind that door. But it's locked tig

set of high-tech tools. "But we need to move qu

nto the vault's system. Every second counted. The cocaine barrels were still

red as the door to t

eel a rush. Thirty million dollars-although not a humongous amount, it was

cash was stored in a high-tech vault, its digital locks flashin

like trophies. The room smelled of chemicals, of power

o bags. But we couldn't be too greedy. We had to take only what was necessary and

ation to burn them all, to destroy what had fueled so

I said into the c

ied. "But the guards will start noticing soon. You'

hat," I muttered, tur

the bags. We were nearly there. Thirty million d

l the all-clear, the sound of app

spered to Lucas

ckly as we gathered the bags of cash. But we were run

rowing them over my shoulder.

ing back toward the exit. But the walls seemed to close in around us. The weight

we reached the door