Chapter 5 - Revealing the hidden background of the sharp waitress whose military combat training allowed her to identify lethal poison before anyone else noticed in the room.
Dom leaned against the edge of his executive desk, reviewing a classified digital file that had just been transmitted to his encrypted tablet.
"Sofia Rodriguez, former United States Army chemical biological defense specialist, discharged honorably three years ago," Dom read aloud.
Sofia looked up, her expression hardening from lingering shock into a mask of disciplined, quiet composure.
"My father was a federal whistleblower who died under suspicious circumstances after testifying against a major pharmaceutical defense contractor," Sofia shared.
"So working at that diner was just a cover while you tried to stay off the radar of the people who framed him," Dom deduced instantly.
"I promised myself I would survive long enough to expose the men who destroyed my father's name," Sofia said with fierce, quiet resolve.
Dom smiled faintly, a dangerous, appreciative glint flashing in his eyes as he recognized a spirit as relentless as his own.
"It seems our enemies share the exact same address, Sofia; your father's enemy is the very syndicate that tried to poison me tonight."
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