Rin stared at her. "Please tell me you're not here to arrest us."
Althea didn't holster her weapon. She stepped aside to give herself space, eyes never leaving Xavier as the tower shook again.
"I have solid evidence now," she said, voice clipped and steady. "Witnesses, recordings, bodies. A lot of bodies. Whatever story you were running before, it's over. You're done."
Xavier glanced past her at the elevator shaft, watching dust spill down like sand. "You can finish your speech later," he replied, calm in a way that made Rin uneasy. "If we don't leave this tower in the next few minutes, there won't be anyone left to arrest."
Althea's jaw tightened. "Don't get comfortable. I will make sure you pay for every crime you committed tonight. Every death. Every explosion. I'll expose you piece by piece if I have to."
