Ares

The quiet didn’t last. Not really.

I was reviewing reports in my office when the alert popped up — a single notification from Vanguard Industries’ remaining operatives. Nothing major. Or so it seemed.

I frowned. “Leon,” I said, tapping the screen, “trace the source. And find out who’s still moving under the radar.”

Leon’s fingers flew across the keyboard. “Sir… this is odd. There’s an unidentified transfer — small, but precise — going to someone in ...