His Stripper, Their Obsession

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d. The girl's head snapped back before her body hit the marble, eyes still

pristine bank tiles like

" Luca

ano's earpiece. "Security forces en route. Heavy ones. We've got

. He turned to his crew

icked into

n the west corridor toward the cash reserves.

-heavy squad. Her sleek black laptop case bounced against her side. Her

ried heavy duffel bags and heavier artillery. They were heading for the crown jewels-the vault

mergency lights. Shouted orders. The sound

metal drawers packed with high-security cash. T

ing his gun. Soldiers yanked the tremb

Luca shouted. "

ened. The sound of wealth

me the

ity t

real

attered th

as armored guards opened up from behind riot shields. One of A

up with a heavier rifle slung of

wanna dance?" he snarled,

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ed the

, blood smearing the glass behind them. Luca flanked left,

had turned

ecured data wing. Bulletproof glass walls surrounded the control room like a high-tech aquarium. Inside, monitors blinked with

, holding her hand

Only three minutes before we're completely surround

ct me with panic,"

iped t

ic

n the long metal console. Fingers flying, she unzipped it and reve

irect to Adriano: "We're in the m

hacking systems to break into the fo

ling metal cart closer, toppling it to block the entrance as a makeshift barrica

screen

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ture-towers of offshore accounts, shadow transactions, and deep data blackmail fi

ey hadn't

eyboard like a concert pianist. Sh

bar: 40%.

she whispered,

ned to her, rifl

nutes before this

u s

, "but it sounded co

nervous laugh-half

s of millions sitting cold in secret. She opened the digital tunnels and began transferr

the floor. A grenade detonated somewhe

ill sh

anning the final stretch of corridor. "Vault's t

, compact, devastating. They attached them to the thick steel wall framing t

e rest of the men.

ed under the weigh

h

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hed. Smoke and dust filled the air, choking the light out of the space. M

and reinforced-had been s

ehind

..." Marco

alls of shimmering fortune gleaming under the emergency lights. It

rs whistle

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" Marco barked.

e vault became a flurry of muscle and money as I C

y weren

eft!" some

inforcements-riot shields and automatic weapons-stor

" he roared, firing a

ullets and fury. One of Marco's men went down, another pinned against the v

riano's voice crack

ng up now. Heading toward th

rowled. "We'll be

ress bar

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with sweat. Her fingers didn

ng the street cams o

ve got a s

the screen

outside the bank. Police cars. Dozens of them. Siren

t," Ser

closing

ps are inbound. We're loo

h gritted teeth. "We'll be done

on th

again: "

her. She didn

bar moved l

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ne here, boss," Enz

quick about it!" Adriano snap

into the walls. Sparks flew from ricochets. The metal cart Serena's sol

were still flying. Her ey

.. 6

o phantom companies, and the digital trail behind them? Era

We've got movement-right si

orridor exploded in fog, filling with shouts and

!" Enzo

snapped, finge

72%..

. A guard dropped. Another returned fire and clipped one of the

never f

ng bags stuffed with cash over their shoulders. The halls were littered with broken gl

rned a

one soldie

burst from the stairwell.

lar. Luca landed beside him, gas

Adriano growled. "We tr

edge, fired a few rou

"Two on the ri

t too close-Adriano grabbed him by the vest, ripped the man's helmet off,

o barked, voic

ehind them, until they burst through the l

waiting, rifles out, eyes scanning, d

led up, engines rumbling low. M

vy bursts. "We're not all

cked his mi

the da

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h

EXTRACTIO

ree and jammed it into

ession a cocktail of triumph and adrenali

her tablet. "You'll wa

d security cam foot

et. Forming a barricade. Helicopter blad

Serena

ms. "Adriano. We'

no said. "Mar

ed his neck

n position near the vans when the air filled with s

officers poured i

YOUR W

er was a

ashes lit the loading dock. Squad cars swerved and skidde

bed a fallen rifle and dual-wielded his way through a

ounded. Outnum

came flying down the

saw

he sh

ked the pin with his teeth, and threw

" someone

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some diving, others screaming as the blast blew out wi

the opening

GO!" Adri

nd them, shoving duffel bags between their legs. Adriano helped l

and slammed t

Adriano

way from the curb just as more police rounded the corner. Gunfire

cars, screaming cops, and the smolderi

leaned back against the

sat across from her, arms

ld up

ing we c

ve her a f

the most wanted peo

behind them in flames, the serpent had officially shed