Page 360 of Rangers Mountain Rescue

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Chapter One Hundred One

Havoc

The mountain burns.

Not in flames.

In exposure.

Lights flood the compound.

Radios crackle.

Helicopters cut across the sky like judgment finally showing up late.

Real late.

Bodies are secured.

Tunnels mapped.

Evidence pulled from every hidden corner.

And the box?

That’s what changes everything.

The CIA agent stands beside me, tablet in hand, voice low.

“We’ve confirmed three of the names,” he says.

“Senators. Defense contractor. Deputy director.”

I don’t react.

Not outward.

Because I already knew.

You don’t build something like this without power behind it.

Without protection.

Without people who think they’re untouchable.

“What happens now?” I ask.

He exhales.

“Now?” he says. “Now it gets complicated.”

Of course it does.

“Charges?” I push.

“Yes.”

“Arrests?”

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