Lethal Authority

Sloane stepped closer, her boots whispering across the polished floor. She rested a reassuring hand on Tobias's tense shoulder. "Help me secure operational command, and I swear you walk away clean. Killian will not fault you afterward."

Behind her, Felix let out a sardonic laugh, shoulders loose, as though the room carried no danger at all. "Tobias, what's left to debate? I'm still breathing, are