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Hold it.

“I’ve got you,” I say quietly.

She nods.

And I know—

She believes me.

Blaze pulls out a secure device.

Not his main system.

Smart.

He plugs the drive in.

Careful.

Controlled.

We all wait.

The screen flickers.

Files load.

Rows of them.

Encrypted.

Hidden.

Important.

“What is it?” Tessa asks.

Blaze doesn’t answer right away.

That’s not like him.

Then he looks up.

And yeah—

Something’s changed.

“This isn’t just money,” he says.

A beat.

Then—

“It’s names.”

Silence drops.

Because now—