Chapter 137 The Fight

• The muffled gunfire from the guard’s weapon had been enough.
• Boots thundered across the upper level, voices barking sharp orders. Darren and Nina stiffened; exchanging a quick, wordless glance, the kind that spoke of understanding and danger all at once. There was no mistaking it now. The mansion’s last line of defense was coming.
• Two guards rounded the far end of the hallway, rifles already leveled. Darren fired first, his silenced shots punching into one man’s chest, sending him crashing back. The second dove behind a pillar, returning a burst that shattered the quiet.