Bryce prepares the gallery for Micah’s arrival, masking pain from her thigh and ensuring the space is pristine. Micah enters with Hunt Athalar and Isaiah Tiberian, his power suffocating the room. Bryce maintains composure, offers courtesies, and triggers the hidden screen to loop in her employer.

As Hunt and Isaiah take seats, Bryce calls Jesiba, who appears from a luxurious Pangeran suite. The power dynamics are stark: Micah’s predatory attention, Hunt’s guarded watchfulness, and Bryce’s careful neutrality. Jesiba greets the Governor with poised ease.

Micah states that his triarii informed Bryce about last night’s murder, which exactly matches the slaughter of Danika Fendyr and the Pack two years prior. He adds there is another connection not yet disclosed to his own angels, signaling broader implications and a need for coordinated action.

Micah proposes “combining resources,” then reveals his true aim: Bryce is to find the real murderer. Under Jesiba’s cool scrutiny, Bryce’s involvement escalates from witness to investigator, binding her to the Governor’s agenda and deepening the stakes of the reopened case.