The morning light filtered through the cracks in the cabin's curtains, casting a soft glow over the room. Evelyn sat at the small kitchen table, her hands wrapped around a steaming mug of coffee. The events of the past few days weighed heavily on her mind, but she couldn't afford to dwell on them. Not now. Not when so much was at stake.
Victor sat across from her, his face pale but determined. He had slept fitfully, his dreams plagued by the horrors he had endured. But now, his eyes were sharp, focused. He was ready to fight.
Lucas stood by the window, his sharp green eyes scanning the woods outside. He had been quiet since they had arrived at the cabin, his mind clearly working overtime. Finally, he turned to face them, his expression grim.
"We need a plan," he said, his voice low. "We can't just sit here and wait for the Kanes to find us."
Evelyn nodded, her fingers tightening around the mug. "I know. But we're outnumbered and outgunned. We need to be smart about this."
Lucas moved to the table, spreading out a map of the city. "The Kanes have their fingers in everything—businesses, politicians, law enforcement. If we're going to take them down, we need to hit them where it hurts."
Victor leaned forward, his eyes scanning the map. "What about their money? If we can cut off their funding, we can weaken them."
Lucas nodded, his jaw tightening. "Exactly. But it's not going to be easy. They've got layers of protection, shell companies, offshore accounts. It's going to take time to unravel it all."
Evelyn's chest tightened, and she glanced at Victor. "Do you know anything about their operations? Anything that could help us?"
Victor hesitated, his expression darkening. "I know some things. Names, locations. But it's not much."
"It's a start," Lucas said, his voice firm. "We'll take whatever we can get."
Evelyn met Victor's gaze, her heart aching. "You've been through so much already. You don't have to do this."
Victor shook his head, his jaw tightening. "Yes, I do. This is my fight too. I'm not going to let them win."
Evelyn's chest tightened, and she nodded. "Then we'll do it together."
They spent the next few hours poring over the map, marking locations and jotting down names. Lucas had contacts in the city—people who could help them gather information, people who could help them fight. But it was going to take time, and it was going to be dangerous.
As the sun climbed higher in the sky, Evelyn's mind raced with the plan. They would start with the Kanes' financial operations, targeting their shell companies and offshore accounts. It was a risky move, but it was their best shot at weakening the syndicate.
But as she looked at the map, a sense of unease settled over her. The Kanes were powerful, and they weren't going to go down without a fight. She glanced at Lucas, his sharp green eyes focused on the map, and then at Victor, his face pale but determined.
They were in this together. And no matter what it took, they were going to bring the Kanes down.