Simon had just stepped out of the Montgomery estate, his movements precise and unhurried despite the weight of the situation pressing quietly against his thoughts, when his phone vibrated in his hand. His eyes dropped to the screen, and the moment he saw the name displayed—Kai his expression shifted, not with surprise, but with the faintest trace of irritation.
He answered immediately as he slipped into the backseat of the car, the door shutting with a muted thud before the vehicle began to move.
"Well?" Simon said, his tone sharp, direct, and devoid of patience. "Did you find him?"
A low chuckle echoed through the line, relaxed, almost amused.
"You really do underestimate me, Simon," Kai replied, his voice carrying a careless confidence that bordered on arrogance. "Of course I found him. Did you expect anything less?"
Simon leaned back slightly, his gaze fixed ahead as the city blurred past the tinted window. "Where are you right now?" he asked, his voice steady but firm.
