**Chapter 17 – The First Kill**
One of them reached the side door.
Went in silently.
Kael waited behind the wall.
When the merc stepped forward, Kael struck.
A quick twist.
Snap.
The neck broke clean.
The body dropped without sound.
Kael took the gun.
Fired once — into the ceiling.
Letting the others know he was ready.
Then he vanished again.