“Matt?”
“Did I hear you say Matt?” Marcus slapped the table angrily, standing to his feet, squaring to the officer's face.
“Sir, I'm going to need you to calm down and not forget to escalate the situation.”
Marcus was not one to listen, not want to do things when others told him to and surely not want to calm his anger.
“Sir please could you…
Marcus stormed out of the secluded room, his jaw clenched so tightly it felt like it might shatter.
The supervising officer’s droning voice was now fainting echoing behind him, something about “procedure” and “calm discussions,” but Marcus had no intention of sticking around to listen. His phone was already in his hand, his fingers dialing the number of the one person he trusted to take control of the situation.
When the line connected, Marc
