OWNED BY THE DEVIL
They were aligning frequency and waiting.
“They’re confident,” I said.
“They’re theatrical,” Dominic corrected. “Different flaw.”
“Do we answer?”
“We do,” he said. “Together.”
The projection formed, unlike the Crownbreaker silhouette, this one showed a face. Mid-forties. Serene expression. Medical calm. The kind that makes people confess things they didn’t plan to say.
“Dominic Voss,” the woman said warmly. “And Elara Quinn. I appreciate the simultaneous audience.”
“You purchased stolen pathway metadata,” Dominic replied. No greeting. No cushioning.