Chapter 10 Caught Between Two Fires

• The attack on the compound had left the estate in ruins walls scorched, blood staining the marble floors, and guards cleaning up bodies in grim silence. Valentina walked through the hallways with careful steps, her heart still racing from the night before.
• She had managed to slip away after Rafael left for a meeting with his lieutenants, clutching her small encrypted device hidden in her bag. It was her lifeline the only connection to the outside, to the allies waiting for the intel she’d promised.
• She ducked into the study where she had first accessed Rafael’s files, shutting the door behind her. Her hands trembled as she pulled out the device.