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CHAPTER 86 — NO MORE DISTANCE The attack didn’t come at night. It came at dawn. And that was what made it dangerous. Because no one expects violence when the sun is rising. ⸻ The first alarm shattered the silence at 5:12 a.m. Not the usual perimeter ping. Not a false motion trigger. A breach. Real. Confirmed. Inside the outer gates. Sienna woke instantly. Years of survival instincts snapped awake before consciousness fully caught up. Her eyes opened into darkness, breath sharp, body already tense. Then the second alarm sounded. Lower. Louder. Closer. Her stomach dropped. Not outer grounds. Inner perimeter. Which meant one thing. Someone had gotten through. ⸻ She didn’t hesitate. By the time she reached for the bedside drawer, Damien was already moving. Fast. Lethal.
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