Act of War

POV: KASTOR

The adrenaline of my declaration still pulsed through my veins. I paced behind my heavy oak desk, my boots hitting the hardwood floor in a rhythmic march of restless fury. Maddox and Ryker stood at attention near the door, their expressions grim and waiting for my next command.

"What they did is a direct act of war. If we do not retaliate, it makes us look weak to the entire territo