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... gun down."

Russ’ hand trembled on the pistol. "I told you to stop—"

Miles didn’t move. He watched the man, the way fear had already hollowed him out. "Just think, Russ. Why are you doing this? For money? Really." He let each word land. "You know what happens if you hurt that little girl. I will break your bones one by one until you scream. This shipyard will remember your screams for decades."

The room seemed to inhale and hold itself there — stunned, waiting.

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