The double doors of Kael’s private, inner sanctum slid shut with a heavy, pressurized hiss that signaled the absolute seal of the room’s biometric locks.

Constructed from reinforced titanium alloy and lined with localized sound-dampening fields, the chamber was entirely soundproof. It was a space designed with acute supernatural paranoia in mind; the acoustic dampening was so severe that even a werewolf with prime sensory capabilities standing right outside the glass would hear nothing ...