A woman, clad in a sharp black suit and matching glasses, stood with perfect posture. Her jet-black hair was tied into a tidy bun. Flanking her were two tall, broad-shouldered men in tactical vests, each with communication earpieces in their ears and unreadable expressions on their faces.
Kaiden's body tensed, and his eyes narrowed. He knew it was a possibility, but…
'Already? Damn it! How did they find our location so soon?'
The woman didn't replicate his hostile stance. Instead, she lifted both hands slowly and calmly as her lips parted into a polite, professional smile.
"Please don't be alarmed," she said in a smooth, practiced voice. "My name is Grace. I serve as the executive secretary to the Chairman of the Awakened Association."
Kaiden didn't relax. Neither did the others, who had already grabbed their weapons from their bags while Bastet's pupils thinned as she scanned the intruders.
