"That," Zayden said grimly, "we need to dig into more. We have to find out if Michael and your dad had any history at all, Any run-ins, deals, conflicts—even indirect ones."
"I can handle that," Aylin said right away, already sorting through her resources in her head. "I'll cross-reference everything I can find on Michael with what I know about Dad's work, his old crew, and his government stuff. If there's a link, I'll find it."
"And if there's not?"
"Then we need to figure out who gave Michael those photos and why they wanted him to go after us. There's got to be a reason. This doesn't feel random at all."
Zayden moved back to his desk, grabbed his phone, and sent Kade's photos over to Aylin. "Use these for facial recognition. Check them against every database you can access: law enforcement, agencies, and known associates of your dad's old team. If Alexander is using a fake identity, there might still be clues about his real one out there."
