Chapter 89: The Enemy Within

Ava’s heart pounded as she stared at the surveillance equipment inside the container. The reality of what they had discovered hit her like a tidal wave—Meridian had been watching them, tracking their every move. It explained everything: the traps, the ambushes, the way Meridian seemed to be one step ahead. They hadn’t just been chasing shadows but playing into Meridian’s hands the entire time. Lucas stood beside her, his face pale but his eyes burning with cold fury. His fists clenched and unclenched as he processed the implications, the anger radiating off him like heat from a fire. Ava could see the storm building inside him, the barely contained rage that had been simmering for weeks, and she knew that this discovery had pushed him even closer to the edge. “They’ve been tracking us,” Lucas muttered, his voice low and dangerous. “Every move we’ve made, every step we’ve taken—it’s all been part of their plan.” Ava nodded, her mind racing as she tried to piece everything together. M