Jack had only just arrived from the capital after being urgently summoned by Ares, yet the moment he stepped into the study, he felt the temperature drop several degrees.
The atmosphere was suffocating.
Ares sat behind the desk in complete silence, his sharp gaze fixed on the massive screen mounted on the wall. The dim glow from the monitor illuminated his cold features, making the room feel even more oppressive.
On the screen was the live feed from the black Audi Lara had taken out earlier.
The vehicle's surveillance system captured a complete three-hundred-sixty-degree view, leaving nothing unseen.
And Ares had been watching everything.
When Lara still had not returned home even after seven in the evening, the uneasiness in his chest had grown impossible to ignore. Without hesitation, he accessed the Audi's surveillance feed himself.
Only to witness a drunken man leaning out of his car window and hurling insults at her.
The air around Ares instantly turned glacial.
"Jack."
