"The rear courtyard gate will be unlocked at midnight," the informant whispered through the static. "Make sure Rafael Ethel does not survive the fire."
The decrypted audio clip faded into low hiss, leaving an icy stillness inside the subterranean command vault.
Jax stared at his console in complete shock, his hands trembling over the mechanical keyboard as he replayed the audio trace.
"The transmission came from an internal server node," Jax reported, his voice dropping into a panicked whisper.
"Which means our informant is currently inside this building," Lyra said softly, her amber eyes darkening with fierce anger.
Rafael did not express surprise or outrage, his face remaining entirely unbothered as he stood near the glowing display wall.
"A traitor who reveals her plan befor
