Chapter 15 - the phantom raid
Gabriel didn't send a noisy army of street thugs to the downtown high-rise. He dispatched a highly specialized, absolutely silent tactical unit. They moved through the shadows with terrifying, cinematic precision, utilizing advanced thermal cloaking.
His lead security director breached the designated floor. He moved with the lethal, silent grace of a true phantom, bypassing the amateur security guards Vanguard had hired. He kicked open the heavy glass doors of the server room.
Five panicked, pale hackers scrambled backward, their expensive monitors completely fried by Maya’s viral code. Sitting at the center of the room was their arrogant leader, a disgraced former tech billionaire who thought he could extort the king.
"You stole our data," Gabriel stated, his voice a low, vibrating rumble of absolute death that echoed through the walls. "And you threatened my family."
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"We... we didn't know it was you!" the leader stammered, raising his hands in sheer terror as the laser sights of Gabriel's elite guards painted his chest. "Everyone knows who I am," Gabriel replied coldly, entirely devoid of mercy.
👉 read part 16 for the beautiful emotional reunion.
