The vans rolled up to Hazard King Tower. The girls were guided inside by female operatives. A medical team was ready for them, along with food, fresh clothes, and safety.
Leo watched them go into the building.
Reyes popped up beside him. "We did a great job tonight."
"We sure did," Leo agreed. "But the night's not over yet."
"Nope. Now we become someone else."
They walked toward the transformation room, where the makeup teams were waiting. There, they would stop being Leo and Reyes.
They would turn into Victor Marlowe and James Chen.
Rich criminals going to an auction.
Ready to take down an empire from the inside.
*****
Hazard King stood in the shadows across the street from Maksim Karza's penthouse.
Next to him were twenty masked guys—quiet, armed, and ready to go.
His voice came through the mask, cold and distorted. "Are the teams ready?"
His earpiece crackled with sounds. "Team Alpha's at the Brooklyn warehouse. All set."
