Chapter 204

*Ironclad - Oakland*

The nightclub Ironclad pulsed with a gritty, electric hum—an industrial-chic sprawl of exposed brick, steel beams, and flickering LEDs in Oakland’s underbelly. It was a haven where hackers swapped encrypted drives, and hitmen traded silencers over thumping basslines—a place that thrived on secrets and shadows.

Marco Vincenzi stepped through the entrance, his towering frame cut