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217. Into the Lion’s Den
Author: Uhasa
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The air in the safehouse was damp and heavy with the smell of rust and stale cigarette smoke. Elijah moved silently through the dimly lit corridors, Doug trailing just a step behind him. The muffled voices of Alexander Quinn’s operatives grew louder as they approached the central room.

Doug gestured toward the door, his voice low. “Marshal, I count five inside, two armed. If we move now, we’ll have the element of surprise.”

Elijah nodded, his jaw tightening. “Make it clean. We need intel, not a bloodbath.”

With a swift kick, Elijah forced the door open. The operatives inside scrambled, two reaching for their weapons. Doug moved quickly, disarming one with a precise shot to the hand, while Elijah subdued another with a calculated strike to the jaw.

“Don’t try it,” Elijah warned the remaining operatives, his cold gaze sweeping over them. “Hands where I can see them. Now.”

The operatives hesitated but complied, their hands rising slowly. Doug stepped forward, binding their wrists with z
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