Avey Jumped

"Did you really think we came to your mansion because we were following someone's orders?" the voice continued.

"That's your problem, Theo. You're too naive for someone in your position."

Theo's fingers twitched.

He hadn't expected this kind of response.

"The real reason we came to kill you tonight," the voice went on, "was to do it before… he got free."

Theo's blood ran cold.

"Before he got free?"

Who he?

The voice on the other end was dead serious.

"Because once he does, it won't just be two people dying, Theo."

A pause.

Then

"It'll be the end of you, your so-called empire, and every shred of confidence you have left."

Those all 23 thousand men you are talking about

Theo's jaw clenched.

For the first time, a sliver of unease crept into his gut.

Who the hell was this person talking about?