Aylin pulled up a folder. "Auction records, client lists, transaction histories, proof of every girl he’s trafficked."

Azalea smirked. "When we kick this off tomorrow night, the whole world will see Alpha Dark for what he really is."

"Not just see," Liam corrected her. "We’re not just exposing him. We’re erasing his entire operation, every file, every account, every bit of his empire, gone."

Aylin nodded. "Last time, when I was Lunel working alone, I could only show part of the truth, one trafficking network. This time," her voice was firm, "we’ll lay everything bare, every network, every operation, every person involved."

Azalea pulled up some surveillance footage. "I’ve hacked into every camera in the Silk Flame building, the warehouse, and even Alpha’s penthouse. We’ll be watching every move during the auction."

"And recording it," Liam added. "Every crime, every transaction, every face, it’ll all go public."

Aylin leaned back. "The digital trap is all set. The moment Alpha starts that auction... he’s done. His files will automatically upload to every major news outlet. His bank accounts will freeze, and his networks will crash. Everything will happen at once."

Azalea said, "He won’t realize what’s happening until it’s too late."

Liam pulled up a final screen. "What about backup systems?"

"Three layers," Aylin confirmed. "If he manages to shut down the main upload, the secondary kicks in. If he gets to that one, the tertiary activates. He can’t stop all three."

"Perfect," Azalea said with a faint smile.

Liam didn’t look away from his screen. "Unless he’s already expecting this."

They worked in focused silence for another hour, double-checking everything and making sure that when they triggered the trap, it would be impossible to escape.

Finally, Aylin sat back. "We’re all set."

Azalea and Liam nodded.

"Tomorrow night," Aylin said. "We’re ending him."

*****

In another part of the tower, Zayden was filling in Leo and Reyes.

A map of the city was laid out on the table, with red dots marking key targets.

"Serena Hotel," Zayden said, pointing it out. "Leo, your crew will hit this spot. Your mission is to rescue every girl and shut this whole operation down. Arrest everyone involved."

Leo nodded. "My team’s ready, twelve operatives. We’ll get in fast, grab the girls, and secure the building."

"Reyes, your team will back them up," Zayden continued. "Make sure no one gets away and no one can call for help. We need to keep this under control."

Reyes replied, "Got it. My guys are ready to go."

Zayden moved on to another spot on the map. "Maksim’s penthouse. That one’s on me. I’ll get Selina out first, six hours before we take care of everything else. Victor’s coming with me. We’ll do it quietly; Maksim can’t find out she’s missing until it’s too late."

Leo asked, "What if he figures it out?"

"Then we have to move faster," Zayden said, coolly. "But he won’t catch on. Selina’s been playing this role for months. She knows how to disappear without anyone suspecting anything."

Reyes chimed in, "What about Maksim?"

Zayden’s smile was sharp. "Once Selina’s out, I’m coming back for him, just me and him. He’s been a pain for way too long. That ends tomorrow."

Leo and Reyes exchanged glances. They both knew firsthand what Zayden could do in a fight.

Maksim Karza didn’t stand a chance.

"Any questions?" Zayden asked. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"None here," Leo said.

"We’re set," Reyes confirmed.

"Good. Get some rest tonight. Tomorrow we fight."

*****

Zayden walked into the tech lab to check on Aylin, Azalea, and Liam.

He found them still at their desks, but they looked way more relaxed; the work was all wrapped up.

"How’s it going?" he asked.

Aylin turned around in her chair. "We’re all set. The digital trap is good to go. The whole Alpha empire is going to crash the moment we hit the switch."

Azalea pulled up the surveillance feeds. "We’ve got eyes everywhere, every camera, every view. We’ll see everything happening."

Liam pointed at his screen. "And if anything goes sideways, we’ve got three backup systems. There’s no way he can get out of this."

Zayden felt a wave of satisfaction roll over him. Everything was falling into place.

"Awesome work, everyone."

Aylin stood up and walked toward him. "What’s the deal with Alexander?"

"I talked to him an hour ago," Zayden said. "He knows what he needs to do. Linda won’t be in the auction room with Alpha; she’s got the day off, but she’ll be there, hidden away. Alexander’s going to feed us real-time intel, every move Alpha makes, every word he says. We’ll know it all."

Azalea asked, "What if Alexander double-crosses us?"

"Then Emma finds out the truth," Zayden replied casually. "He won’t risk that."

*****

In another lab, William was working with Leo’s tech team.

The table was covered with compact devices, each about the size of a coin but packed with cool tech.

William picked one up to inspect it. "This is a communication device, encrypted and untraceable, with a five-mile range."

A young operative from Leo’s team named Mac nodded. "We made twenty of them, one for each team member."

William set that one down and picked up another. "And this one?"

"Backup control," Mac explained. "If anything goes wrong with the main systems, this thing can manually override Alpha’s operations. We’ve been loading his data onto it for the last week, everything: security codes, financial access, comms. If the digital trap fails, we use this."

William tested it out, pulling up a screen that showed lines of code and data moving around.

"It works," he confirmed. "Who’s going to carry this?"

"Aylin," Mac replied. "She’ll be closest to Alpha’s systems during the operation. If something doesn’t go right, she’ll manually activate it."

William nodded and carefully packaged up the device. "Make sure she gets this before tomorrow night."

"Already on it," Mac said.

William checked out the tech spread across the table: comm devices, backup gear, surveillance systems, and weapons that didn’t really look like guns.

They had everything they needed to win a fight.

"We’re ready," William said quietly.

"Absolutely," Mac replied. "We are."