EMBER’S POV
“I need to make calls. If he’s reaching into a public street in daylight, if he’s got people carrying his messages three feet from you, then the perimeter is already compromised. We need to check the street surveillance. Where exactly were you at the time? I want the intersection, the timestamp, everything. Where was your detail? If they were standing more than a foot away from you, I will personally strip them of their rank and throw them in the cells. If he can get a messenger that close, he could have gotten a blade that close. We need to lock down the estate. No one gets in or out. I don’t care if the entire Council is waiting at the gates, I need to—”
“Knox.”
“—get a team watching the stranger too. I need to run his background check and ensure he is truly clean. Fcuk—”
