Chapter 100: Into the Fire

The cool night air bit at Ava’s skin as she and Lucas moved silently through the darkened port of Thessaloniki, their eyes scanning the area for any movement. The massive transport hub sprawled before them, its towering cranes silhouetted against the night sky. Cargo containers were stacked in neat rows, creating a labyrinth of metal and steel. It was eerily quiet, but the tension was thick, the weight of the mission pressing down on Ava’s chest like a vice. Jess and Callum had already taken their positions, moving to turn off the port’s communications systems and set up a perimeter. Ava and Lucas had the most dangerous part of the mission—taking out Meridian’s supply caches hidden among the containers. The intel they had gathered suggested that these supplies were critical to Meridian’s operations. If they could destroy them, it would deal a devastating blow to the organization’s logistics network. “Everything looks quiet,” Lucas whispered, his voice low and edged with tension as th