Chapter 167 —The Escape

Narrator:

The vibration of the door echoed through the house. Three sharp knocks. Aylin jumped.

“Ash and steel,” she heard Santiago say. She knew that was the signal, so she let him in.

Santiago entered first. He wore a dark jacket, his face serious, his gun clearly visible at his side. Behind him, ten men entered without saying a word, moving like trained pieces on a chessboard. They quickly dispersed, taking up strategic positions: windows, hallways, back doors. One of them ran upstairs without anyone having to tell him what to do.

“Where are the others?” Santiago asked as he scanned the room.

“Eros is upstairs with Sasha. El Diablo is still on the video call,” Aylin replied, her voice tense.

At that moment, from above, the man stationed on the roof shouted:

“They're coming! They're coming!”

Santiago looked up quickly.

“How many?”

“Eight cars! EIGHT!”

The silence lasted barely a second. Aylin felt the world stop for a moment. And then, from the cell phone Ero