chapter twenty five
Chapter Twenty-Five: Exposing the Shell Elizabeth Marlowe sat in the precinct’s war room, the hum of computers and faint chatter of officers around her fading into background noise. She had spent the last forty-eight hours tracking the aftermath of Kade’s ambush. The courier she had intercepted had revealed fragments of information—names, locations, and a network of shell companies funding Kade’s operations. It was complex, layered, and designed to be untouchable. But Elizabeth had never met a system she couldn’t crack. “Here’s what we know,” she said, pointing to a sprawling chart pinned to the wall. Strings of red and blue crisscrossed every safe house, financial account, and courier connection. “These shell companies are the backbone of Kade’s empire. They fund the safe houses, pay th
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