The words didn't settle right away.
Someone got in. They're still inside.
It sounded simple when the man said it, like it was just another complication, another detail in a larger plan. But Aiden felt it immediately—the shift in stakes, the way everything tightened around that single fact. This wasn't just a job anymore. This wasn't even a test in the usual sense.
This was unstable.
Noah didn't waste time. He stepped forward, his focus locking onto the direction the man had pointed to, his entire presence sharpening in a way Aiden had come to recognize. This was the version of Noah that didn't hesitate, didn't second-guess. The version that moved first and thought while moving.
Aiden followed without a word, falling into step beside him. If there was one thing he wasn't going to do, it was lag behind now.
"Layout?" Noah asked quietly as they walked.
The man kept pace with them. "The breach is in the inner section. Storage corridor C. Limited access. Two entry points."
