Chapter 56

• I rode behind Rafael, my eyes scanning the glow of security lights and the flickering bonfires scattered throughout the sprawling estate. The deeper we went, the heavier my heart grew.
• This place had once been a fortress of power, guarded by an elite security force—thousands of highly trained operatives, reinforced by additional teams from across the country. Yet, from what I saw, barely half remained.
• Rafael had fought his way through twenty-three corporate takeovers, reclaiming all but two. The cost of victory was evident in the exhaustion lining the faces of the men stationed around the compound. They had sacrificed much.