Chapter 18 - The Last StandMarcus appeared at the end of the corridor.
His jacket was torn.
His face bruised.
But he was alive.
“Clara!”
She ran toward him.
For a moment, neither spoke.
Then Marcus pulled her into a brief, protective embrace.
“I told you to stay away.”
“I stopped listening to people who tell me to be afraid.”
Despite everything, Marcus smiled.
“Good.”
Behind them, alarms began screaming.
Investigators stormed the basement.
Victor attempted to escape through a hidden tunnel.
Marcus pursued him.
The chase ended near the cliffs.
Rain poured down.
The ocean crashed below.
Victor stood at the edge.
“You can't destroy the system,” he shouted.
Marcus approached carefully.
“No.”
He glanced toward Clara.
“But we can expose it.”
Victor looked at the dozens of investigators surrounding him.
For the first time, he had nowhere left to go.
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He dropped his weapon.
The Sterling empire was finally finished.
