The harbor fell into a dreadful silence.
Rain steadily intensified.
Each drop striking the steel containers, abandoned cranes, and the cold pavement like a countdown toward something inevitable.
No one moved.
No one dared to.
Riley's eyes never left Viktor.
For the first time in years...
The burden he had carried alone had begun to crack.
His impulsiveness had indeed placed Rogers Miles in unimaginable danger.
That truth would never disappear.
But the death itself...
The betrayal...
The carefully engineered ambush...
Those belonged to someone else.
To Viktor.
Stephanie stood frozen several dozen meters away.
Her entire body trembled violently.
She wanted to cry.
She wanted to scream.
She wanted to run toward Riley.
But her legs simply refused to obey.
Then—
Viktor slowly turned toward the soldier who had spoken.
His expression no longer contained amusement.
Only disappointment.
"...You disappoint me."
The veteran soldier smiled bitterly.
