Maya didn’t understand a single word Harper had just said, but she could feel the weight behind those words.
The solemn expressions on Alpha Team’s faces, coupled with the terror that had suddenly overtaken the Shibata brothers, told her that whatever Harper had just declared… it was something final.
Almost as one, the eight men lowered their heads.
“Hai.”
Harper gave the men a single nod before pressing the button. The glass instantly turned dark once more, sealing off both the view and the sound between the two rooms.
Maya glanced at her curiously.
“What did you say?”
Harper was quiet for a moment before answering.
“I told them…” Her gaze drifted toward the darkened glass. “Their final breath… belongs to me.”
Maya fell silent.
Now that she understood what Harper had said, every
