Ares

By dawn, the city felt eerily still — like the calm before a hurricane.

I stood in the underground command room, scanning the data Leon had pulled overnight. Every shell account, every hidden transaction, every contact Camilla, Gideon, and Evelyn had made was mapped out. Nothing escaped my reach.

Leon tapped on the screen nervously. “Sir… Camilla’s network is more intricate than we expected. She’s got assets hidden in at least three countries.”

I clenched my jaw. ...