The Last Stand

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DOMINIC “I'd been shot, attacked, arrested. This time I wasn't going quietly.” The door exploded inward, cheap wood splintering around the lock. Two men, built like tanks, moving with military precision. I lunged for the laptop. Ninety-three percent uploaded. The first one hit me before I reached it, shoulder driving into my ribs. We crashed into the nightstand. The lamp shattered. Pain bloomed white-hot across my back. "Maya, get down!" I shouted. She dove behind the bed as I threw an elbow, catching him in the jaw. His head snapped sideways but he barely flinched. Former military. Had to be. The second one went straight for the laptop. "No!" I broke free, dove across the bed. My fingers hit the keyboard just as his hand closed around the screen. I slammed the enter key. Forced t

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