Chapter 337

• VALENTINA
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• The rumble started low, like distant thunder rolling through the bones of the house, then grew into something violent and alive. The panic room floor trembled beneath my feet, and I stumbled forward, catching myself on the edge of the monitor panel. Dust and small debris rained from the ceiling as the reinforced walls groaned in protest. On the screens, chaos erupted in the hallway where Gustavo had been fighting for our lives. The masked man’s thumb had pressed the remote, and now the foundation charges were answering.