Chapter 21 - A Dark Shadow Lurks Outside The Secure Gates

Before Mark could process the international legal notice, the security monitor by the front gate flickered on.
Parked outside the perimeter fence on the quiet suburban street was a black luxury sedan idling silently in the trees.
Inside the parked car, an anonymous figure watched the lit front porch through heavily tinted glass.
The digital screen on the dashboard glowed softly in the dark, displaying a live tracking file labeled: PROJECT OMEGA - ACTIVE.
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Mark reached out, tapping the master security lock button to secure the estate gates as shadows lengthened across the lawn.
The local battle was won, but a much darker, global chess game was about to begin at his doorstep.