Billy didn’t waste time. The moment the assassin’s body hit the concrete, he was already moving.

He crouched, patting the man down, searching for anything useful. No ID, no distinguishing marks—whoever sent him knew how to cover their tracks. But tucked inside the man’s vest, he found something unexpected.

A key card.

Billy held it up to the dim light. Matte black, unmarked, but at the bottom, barely visible, was an embossed logo—a serpent coiled around a tower.

He’d seen it before.

Kane Industries.

Warden Kane wasn’t just a name on a list. He was the CEO of one of the most powerful private security firms in the country. Military contracts, black ops, experimental tech—he controlled the chessboard when it came to warfare in the shadows.

And now, Billy had his next lead.

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Tucking the key card into his coat, he stood and melted back into the night.

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NEW YORK CITY - KANE INDUSTRIES HEADQUARTERS

The building was a fortress—thirty stories of reinforced glass and steel, crawling with guards, security drones, and hidden defenses. If Billy wanted in, he needed more than just brute force.

He needed a plan.

From a rooftop across the street, he watched the main entrance through a pair of high-tech binoculars. Too many eyes. The underground garage? Tightly monitored.

That left one option.

Billy’s gaze shifted upward, toward the rooftop helipad.

He smirked. “Guess I’m going in from above.”

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TWO HOURS LATER

The night sky was his cover as Billy moved across the city skyline. Grappling hook in hand, he launched it toward the side of Kane Industries, the reinforced cable locking onto the steel beams.

A moment later, he leaped.

The wind howled past him as he swung, momentum carrying him toward the upper floors. At the last second, he kicked off the building, twisting mid-air, and landed smoothly on the rooftop.

No alarms. No cameras sweeping this high.

Perfect.

Billy crouched and pulled out the stolen key card. There was an access panel by the rooftop stairwell. With a quick swipe, the lock disengaged with a faint click.

He slipped inside.

The hunt had begun.

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END OF CHAPTER 94