C32 The Unveiling of the Divine

The room was too quiet. The stillness was unnatural, heavy with the weight of everything unsaid. Lucien leaned forward in his seat, eyes glued to the surveillance footage playing back on the monitor. Aiden was surrounded by seven armed men, all muscle, steel, and bad intentions. But Aiden didn’t flinch. He didn’t beg. He simply smiled.

Then he moved