Kira's pov
They think I'm sleeping. That I'm tucked away in my silk sheets, surrounded by the illusion of safety I've paid millions to construct.
Fools.
I haven't slept in days.
My eyes are sharp, wide open as I sit in the darkened study, sipping bitter espresso from a bone-china cup. The house is quiet,too quiet. Even my security team is on edge, walking like ghosts down the hallway. And they should be. Because something has shifted. The shadows have grown teeth.
I can feel it.
"Ma'am," Aiden's voice cracks through the silence, hesitant and subdued.
He's standing in the doorway, tall, dressed in black like always. My second-in-command. Or… what's left of him. Ever since Torres disappeared, Aiden has been limping with the weight of responsibility,and paranoia.
"What is it?" I ask, voice cool and sharp.
"There's… a package." He holds it out. Plain black box. No label. No scent. Just the heavy silence of a threat.