The mountain wind howled through the trees like a wounded animal.
Axel crouched behind a fallen log, his eyes fixed on the cabin below. It was a small structure, barely visible against the white landscape. But he knew who was inside. Elias Vance. The leader of the True Origin. The man who had been pulling the strings for decades.
"This is it," Kai said, his voice low. "He's in there. I can feel it."
"Security?" Axel asked.
"Minimal. He's arrogant. He doesn't think we'll find him here."
"Then we use that arrogance against him." Axel's voice was hard. "We go in quiet, we take him alive, and we get the information we need."
"And if he won't talk?" Troy asked.
Axel's jaw tightened. "Then we make him talk."
The plan was set. They would infiltrate the cabin, capture Elias Vance, and forc
