Aaron
I don’t raise my voice.
I don’t need to.
The moment the rogue leader disengages, the moment the pressure lifts, the situation stops being reactive and becomes logistical. That transition is as instinctive to me as breathing. Emotion recedes. Structure takes over.
Jason, I say, already moving. Status.
Sheila and the child located, he answers immediately through mind-link. No hesitation. No static. Two streets east. Near the train platform.
Good.
I don’t look back at Reza.
Condition.
Physically unharmed. Sheila’s panicking. Claims she thought she was being followed. Attempted to leave the area.
Of course she did.
Containment?
Pack eyes on them. No pursuit. No engagement.
Good. I don’t slow. Bring them in. Quietly.
Understood.
The response fades as Jason shifts into motio
