Leo slept in my arms during the drive to the Knightsbridge estate. Lucian kept both hands tight on the wheel and said nothing until the gates closed behind us.
We took a private elevator below the gardens instead of going up to the penthouse. Aegis ran its London operations from the climate-controlled command center underground.
Monitors covered two walls, each displaying a different threat report or live security feed. The safe house connected to the same network, so I could lock down our homes, offices, and Leo's regular routes from one console.
Lucian set two glasses of water beside the main console. "Dante has lost everything. That makes him dangerous."
I pulled up the gala venue while the last guests were leaving. "He knows he can't recover the empire while I control its systems.
