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Chapter 1 31: The Name That Shatters Everything
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The air inside the mansion was suffocating, thick with the weight of truths that should have never been spoken. Leo’s hands curled into fists as he stared at Gabriel, his mind racing.

"You said I’ve met him before," Leo said, his voice dangerously low. "Who is he?"

Gabriel exhaled, as if preparing himself for a storm.

Before he could speak, a single gunshot shattered the silence.

Leo moved on instinct, diving behind the nearest cover as bullets tore through the room. The stained-glass windows exploded into shards, raining down like deadly confetti.

Gabriel rolled across the floor, pulling out a concealed pistol. "They found us."

Leo didn’t need to ask who they were.

The attack was precise, professional. No wasted bullets, no hesitation. Whoever they were, they weren’t common hitmen.

They were Echelon’s elite assassins.

Leo fired back, his mind already calculating the best way out. "How many?"

Gabriel peeked through the shattered window before ducking as another hail of bullets came fl
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