The gunfire blasted through the skyscraper like thunder, breaking the heavy silence in Zayden's office. Bullets bounced off the reinforced windows, and guards were shouting orders in the halls below. Aylin crouched behind the desk, gripping her knife tightly, her mind racing, Alpha's crew? Here already? Zayden was barking orders into his comms, using his body to shield her from the door. Leo was firing back from the doorway, the smell of gunpowder hanging thick in the air.
But just as fast as it started, it stopped. No breach. No injuries reported on Zayden's side. Just a flurry of bullets that scarred the outside and disappeared into the night.
Zayden narrowed his eyes as he put his gun away. "Not an attack. Just a warning."
Leo nodded, wiping sweat from his forehead. "Classic Alpha, but too coordinated. Too neat for his wild gang."
