Chapter 20
Chapter 20
Elara and Kael infiltrate the outbuilding at Harrow House and find Nina alive but drugged in a clinical holding cell. Kael discovers evidence of his brother's final days in an adjacent room. Marcus Liddell arrives early for the transport, and Elara and Kael ambush him, securing his key card and phone. They extract Nina through the forest as dawn breaks, evading the remaining skeleton security. At the safe house, Tobias confirms Nina is stable and begins identifying other victims from Liddell's phone data. Soren Marsh sends a final encrypted message confirming Crane's operation is compromised and authorities will move on Harrow House. Elara photographs all evidence before destroying it. In the quiet aftermath, Elara and Kael acknowledge that their partnership has become something permanent—a commitment forged in darkness, choosing each other without conditions. They drive toward the coast as the sun rises, together.
The first door was locked with an electronic keypad—six-digit code, battery backup, tamper sensors along the frame. Yuki had warned me about these systems. The wiring ran through the wall to a central panel, which meant bypassing the lock required either the code or time we didn't have.
Kael pressed his face close to the observation window. His jaw tightened.
"Someone's in there."
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