One of them, a wiry man nad Kieran, raised his hands as if to calm the murmuring. His eyes darted around nervously, the glow of the underground lamps casting eerie shadows across his scarred face.
"It's true," Kieran said, his voice trembling just enough to be convincing. "We were taken... I don't know who they were, but it was brutal. They held us underground, blindfolded the entire ti. But we managed to escape." He paused, swallowing as if reliving the horror. "Honestly, it's a miracle we're even here."
His companion, Vance, nodded in agreent. He was the more imposing of the two, a man with tattoos covering his arms and a constantly furrowed brow. "Yeah," Vance added, his voice a low rumble, "We had to fight our way out. They didn't see us coming—we got lucky."
The other mbers watched them, suspicion clearly written across so of their faces. It wasn't every day that soone managed to "escape" from captivity like that, especially not from an unknown enemy that no one seed to have heard of. Yet, here they were—alive, shaken, but unscathed in any truly suspicious way.
Kieran and Vance's superior, a sharp-eyed woman nad Selene, approached them, her gaze scrutinizing. She crossed her arms, her expression hard as she sized them up. "Escape, huh? Sounds a bit too convenient to ." Her voice was smooth but carried an edge that made it clear she wasn't convinced. "You know how this place works. People don't just vanish and co back without soone paying a price."
Kieran put on a desperate look, his hands trembling as he gestured toward Vance. "We barely made it out! We don't even know who they were—no faces, no nas! We just knew we had to get back here, report to you. If there's soone out there targeting us, the whole syndicate could be in danger."
Selene's gaze bore into him for a long mont, her lips pressed into a thin line. Finally, she gave a sharp nod. "Fine. For now, we'll assu you're telling the truth. But don't think for a second that I'm letting either of you out of my sight. One wrong move, and you won't have the luxury of a second miracle."
Kieran and Vance exchanged a glance before nodding, both doing their best to look relieved. As they were led deeper into the base, Mikhailis watched everything unfold through the display projected by his glasses. He sat in his hidden chamber, a sly grin playing across his lips.
They bought it. Mostly, anyway.
Rodion chid in, his voice tinged with a note of smugness.
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