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Doesn’t react fast.

He just… turns.

Slow.

Controlled.

And when his eyes land on that agent—

Even I feel it.

That shift.

That line being drawn.

“She’s not going anywhere,” Havoc says.

Calm.

Quiet.

Final.

The agent straightens slightly.

“This isn’t optional.”

Havoc takes one step forward.

That’s all it takes.

The entire room locks.

Rangers shift subtly.

Agents tense.

Weapons aren’t raised—

But they’re not far from it.

“Yeah,” Havoc says, voice low. “It is.”

My heart is pounding now.

Not from fear.

From something else.

Because no one has ever stood in front of me like that before.

No one has ever chosen me like that.

The lead agent steps in.

Of course he does.

He’s the one in charge.