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Chapter 144 - The Calm Before Midnight

She stepped into the room and settled into the chair next to the bed as if she had done this many times before.

Feeling satisfied, Zayden turned to find Aylin waiting in the hallway.

"Let's head to the operations room," he said.

She walked beside him.

The operations room was a stark contrast to the fancy mansion, filled with sleek screens, tactical maps, and encrypted communication gear.

Leo was already there, fingers flying over the keyboard. Reyes stood by the window, arms crossed, while Jax and Jane flanked the doorway.

Zayden walked to the center of the room. "Give me an update."

Leo didn't look up from his screen. "Liam's real identity is buried deep. He has multiple aliases, ghost protocols, and encrypted files. This guy knows what he's doing."

"Keep digging," Zayden ordered.

His phone buzzed, and he quickly glanced at the screen, his mood shifting at the sight of the caller.

"Selina," he muttered.

He switched the call to speaker.

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