Chapter 45

• At the arrival gate, a special ops unit—dressed casually but with clear communication gear in their ears—was stationed across the area and near the exit doors. Their firearms were ready, and another squad was positioned just beyond the doors, alongside the official security detail of North Metro.
• Maverick had personally requested assistance from Alexander to carry out a raid. The stated reason? A suspected arms-trafficking ring operating outside the jurisdiction of South Metro’s authorities. That was what Maverick told Alexander.
• There was no mention, of course, of the die. The very one he believed the boy in black was carrying.