Chapter 99

The night air crackled with menace as the Federal Police closed their net around Cassian Vargo and his crew. Floodlights from armored trucks bathed the clearing in harsh white, casting long shadows that danced across the dirt. Officers in tactical gear fanned out, rifles trained, their barked orders slicing through the roar of engines. “Cassian Vargo, drop your weapon! Hands up!”

Cassian stood fir