The room didn’t feel the same once they were gone.
Even after the noise faded, after the door hung broken and the corridor fell quiet again, something had shifted too far to go back.
It wasn’t just the damage.
It wasn’t just the fact that they had gotten in.
It was what it meant.
I stood where I was for a moment, my breathing slowly evening out, my thoughts trying to catch up with everything that had just happened.
Max hadn’t moved far.
He was still close, still watching everything, still making sure there was nothing else coming.
“They’re contained,” one of the security men said from the doorway. “No further movement.”
Max gave a short nod. “Good. I want everything locked down and checked again.”
“Yes, sir.”
The man left, and the room fell quiet again.
This time, it stayed tha
