Marcus's POV I pulled the company SUV into the underground garage of the Valerius Tower and I took a deep breath to steady my nerves because I knew that walking into Silas’s office after the disaster in the alley was like stepping into a cage with a starving wolf. The elevator ride to the top floor felt longer than usual and I could see the other employees huddled in the corners of the lobby whispering to each other with worried faces, and it was clear that the news of Alex’s outburst and the failed retrieval of the child had already spread through the building like a virus. I stepped out onto the executive floor and the air was thick with a tension that made my skin crawl, but I kept my face neutral and walked straight toward the security hub where I knew I would find the only person

