"What did you say?" Hayley asked, her heart hammering in her chest.
"The chimeras are here," Steve repeated grimly over the phone, his voice heavy with urgency. "And… Endrick is with them."
Crash!
The phone slipped from Rhea's trembling hand, clattering onto the floor as her eyes widened in horror. Her composure shattered in an instant.
"We're done for," she muttered, her voice weak and trembling. "We are so done for…" The fight and fire in her gaze were fading fast, replaced by raw despair.
Aaron, who had been silently observing, finally spoke. His tone was calm, steady, almost too controlled for the situation. "These chimeras… why do you fear them so much?" His sharp eyes bore into Rhea. Thanks to his heightened senses, he had already heard every word exchanged over the phone.
