CHAPTER 6 — The Call That Changed Everything
At 2:14 a.m., Elena's secure phone rang.
Only three people in the world knew that number.
She answered immediately.
No one spoke.
Only breathing.
Then...
A familiar voice.
Older.
Weaker.
But unmistakable.
"Elena..."
Her heart stopped.
"Michael?"
"I'm alive."
Silence.
"I don't have much time."
"I never betrayed you."
"I disappeared because they gave me only two choices..."
"Run..."
"Or watch everyone I love die."
Elena closed her eyes.
Every unanswered question from the past twelve years suddenly fit together.
Michael continued.
"Damian isn't innocent."
"But he isn't the mastermind either."
Before Elena could respond...
Gunshots echoed through the phone.
The line went dead.
At that exact moment, security alarms exploded throughout Voss Global headquarters.
Multiple unauthorized entries.
Unknown identities.
The CEO rushed into Elena's office.
"They're inside."
"Who?"
He looked pale.
"Black Horizon."
Across the city, Damian received the same alert.
He understood immediately.
"They've finally come."
For years, he had believed his greatest enemy was Elena.
Now he realized they had both been fighting the wrong battle.
Somewhere in the darkness...
A powerful figure watched dozens of surveillance screens.
A silver ring glinted beneath the light.
The stranger smiled.
"Phase One is complete."
"Bring me Elena Voss."
Outside the skyscraper, armed security teams surrounded the building.
Inside...
Elena stood at the window overlooking the city.
She had defeated the man who betrayed her.
Now she faced an enemy capable of destroying nations.
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And this war...
Had only just begun.
