EZREAL’S POVI sat behind my desk fully dressed, jacket buttoned, watch snug at my wrist. Everything was in place. There was a particular kind of calm that came right before the hunt, it was always sharp, focused and inevitable. The room smelled faintly of leather and smoke. Vincent sat opposite me, posture straight, expression hard. Baron was beside me, closer to me than anyone else was allowed to be, his presence a quiet anchor in the storm I was holding back.“She left Kaitlyn’s place twenty minutes ago,” Vincent said. “No obvious panic and no hesitation.”I nodded once. I already knew the rest. “She made a call,” Vincent added. “One call. The person on the other end was Lucien. This proves that she has been working with him. From everything, I don’t think she knows we are following her, Boss.”That was all the confirmation I needed. I leaned back slightly, fingers steepled. “Good,” I said calmly. Too calmly. “That just saved us weeks.”Baron glanced at me. “You bugged Kaitlyn's ho
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