Regret in your tears
The call ended with a sharp click that seemed to echo in Ares’s ears. His pulse raced as he lowered the phone, jaw tight, eyes gleaming with the storm that had been building since he realized Tessa was gone. Across the room, Julian paced like a caged lion, his normally calculated composure unraveling with each step.
“Are they in position?” Julian demanded, pausing only to rake a hand through his dark hair.
“Yes,” Ares muttered, voice taut. “But it’s not enough. I want every unit in the city, every pair of eyes and ears…hell, every camera on the damn grid searching. Tessa and Chloe couldn’t have vanished into thin air.”
Julian’s eyes flickered with frustration. “She’s scared, Ares. You pushed too hard, and now she’s running. And if she’s running, it means she doesn
