His surveillance confirmed the bond completion on day four.
Not the act.
He was not that precise.
The biological markers.
The registry monitoring data that his contact had been pulling showed a shift — the specific chemical signature of a bond that had moved past the stage of potential into the stage of fact.
His analyst: "The readings are consistent with completion."
Victor read the report.
Set it down.
Picked it up.
The bond was complete.
Which meant the federal review, while it still existed legally, had changed in significance.
A completed fated bond changed the calculus on every pending legal instrument he had constructed.
Guardianship claims dissolved.
Classification override options narrowed.
Most importantly: any attempt to separate or act against one party now carried the weight of acting against both.
He had been building a case against Damian Roberts as a standalone target.
