Lucas Durand - Historical Novel

The underground bunker hummed with the dull sound of machinery, the air thick with the heavy stench of oil and rust. A faint smell of sweat lingered, as though the very walls were soaked in the tension of war. Werner Bauer, senior engineer of the V-2 rocket program, crouched beside the central control panel, his fingers tracing the exposed wiring with a steady hand. Yet, beneath the calm, something gnawed at him. Something was wrong. His eyes flicked between the intricate system before him an