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DEEP REST
Chapter 18:
The Reckoning
The Corridor. The Trap.
Liam and Vega were trapped, pressed against the
gurney holding Evelyn, their backs to a dead end.
"Surrender!" a voice boomed, amplified by a
comms device. "You are surrounded! Any resistance
will be met with lethal force!"
Liam’s heart hammered against his ribs. This was
it. No escape. He looked at Evelyn, her face pale, her
breathing shallow, the muted, rhythmic pulse of Deep
Rest her only lifeline. He couldn't let them take her.
Not now.
Vega remained calm. His eyes, sharp and
calculating, scanned the operatives, assessing their
numbers, their positions, their weapons. He was
outnumbered, outgunned, but he wasn't defeated.
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