Ares

The calm didn’t last. Within hours, the first sign of movement from our new enemy appeared.

Leon’s voice came through the intercom, urgent and clipped. “Sir… there’s been a break-in at one of our offshore storage facilities. Nothing stolen, but the security feed shows someone knew exactly what to take and where to look.”

I tightened my jaw. Seven months of peace, and already this.

Atlas’s voice came over the speaker too, low and dangerous. “They’re testing us. ...