Ares

War has a sound.

It isn’t gunfire or screaming—it’s silence.

The kind of sharp, suffocating silence that presses against your ribs right before chaos explodes.

That was the silence inside Sterling Tower.

Leon rushed in. “Sir—Vanguard made their move.”

My jaw tightened. “Show me.”

The screen lit up instantly.

BREAKING NEWS

“Sterling Corporation Under Suspicion For Fraudulent Acquisitions.”

“Anonymous Sources Claim Ares Sterling Manipulated ...