Ares's POV
The lights in the security room sparked once, then died completely. The sudden silence after the alarms was deafening. Jasmine's face was pale in the glow of the emergency light, her hands still trembling over the keyboard. The last message – SYSTEM BREACH DETECTED… burned itself into my mind like fire.
Someone had erased the footage.
Someone powerful enough to reach inside
KnightCorp's system during a lockdown.
I took a slow breath, steadying my voice. "We are leaving. Right now."
Jasmine turned to me. "But… Ares, the files…"
"Are gone." I cut in, sharper than I intended. "Whoever is behind this knew exactly what they were doing and staying here makes us targets."
Carter was already on his feet, face ghost-white. "Sir, what do I tell the security?"
"Nothing." I said flatly. "You did not see us. You were never here."
