Anan’s POV…The presentation room was too bright.I stood at the front beside the projector screen with a pointer in one hand, trying to keep my voice steady while I walked the senior staff through the residual magic patterns from the last three cases. Maps and diagrams glowed behind me in sharp blues and reds as top officials sat in the rows of chairs—the captain, two district supervisors, and a handful of senior inspectors I only knew by reputation and the weight of their silence. Jones leaned against the side wall near the door with his arms crossed, watching everything the way he always did when I was the one speaking.I clicked to the next slide and pointed at a cluster of markers on the eastern grid.“The trail concentrates here after the third transfer, so if we move the containment line two streets west we can—”The heat hit without warning.It was not gradual; one moment I was speaking clearly, and the next a sharp, vicious spike of need punched low through my gut and strai

Anan’s POV…The captain laid it out without softening the edges.We were in the small strategy room three days after the presentation disaster, with only the core team sitting around the table—Jones, the older supervisor, two senior officers I trusted, and me. A single photograph sat in the centre of the table, showing a man with cold eyes and the kind of stillness that came from never having to raise his own voice.“He’s careful,” the captain said. “No direct meetings with known associates, and no electronic trails we can use. But he has a pattern with certain types of companions—attractive, submissive in private, and disposable afterwards.”He looked directly at me.“We use that. You go in as the companion, letting him take you to a secured location. Once he’s compromised and focused on you, the team moves in. Jones will coordinate from outside, so you do not engage beyond what’s required to keep him occupied until the door opens. Clear?”Silence settled around the table.I stared

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