The night was calm.
Too calm.
Files spread across the table.
Connections. Patterns.
Reyaan worked fast.
"Something's repeating…" he said.
Aarav leaned closer.
"What?"
"Transactions," Reyaan replied.
"Different accounts… same route."
Rishan added—
"Same location too."
Meher stepped forward.
"Show me."
Reyaan highlighted one point.
A single name appeared.
"Aurora Foundation."
Silence.
Aarav frowned.
"Never heard of it."
Rishan shook his head.
"That's the point."
Meher's eyes narrowed.
"A front."
Reyaan nodded.
"Looks clean… but it's connected to everything."
Aarav asked—
"So this is our next target?"
Meher didn't hesitate.
"Yes."
Rishan warned—
"If this is bigger than the last layer… they'll be stronger."
Meher replied calmly—
"So are we."
Reyaan closed the file.
"I'll dig deeper."
Aarav said—
"We move carefully this time."
Meher looked at the name again.
Aurora Foundation.
Something about it felt…
Important.
Dangerous.
Outside—
A cold wind passed.
Because they had just stepped into—
A deeper layer.