CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY TWO – TIME TO BATTLE

Miguel and Karina exchanged grim looks. The battle lines had been drawn, and it was clear that their enemies were not going down without a fight. "We need to move," Miguel said urgently, already gathering essential documents from his desk. Karina nodded, her earlier vulnerability replaced by steely resolve. "Where?" "I have a safe house outside the city," Miguel replied, punching a code into a hidden safe behind a painting. He pulled out a sleek laptop and a handful of USB drives. "We can set up a temporary base of operations there." As they hurried out of the office, their security detail fell in step around them. Officer Chen spoke quietly into her radio, coordinating their exit strategy. In the underground parking garage, they piled into an unmarked SUV, Officer Rodriguez taking the wheel while Chen scanned their surroundings for potential threats. As they pulled out onto the street, weaving through evening traffic, Karina's phone buzzed with an incoming text. Her face paled a