The faint beep from the device did not stop, and the small red light blinking against the metal surface cut through the silence like a warning that had arrived too late to ignore, pulling Sebastian's full attention back to it as his expression hardened instantly.
The room that had just settled into aftermath shifted again, tension snapping back into place as his mind moved faster than the moment, connecting what had already happened with what was still unfolding. This was not a failed trigger. This was a second phase, something smaller, something closer, something meant to finish what the first plan could not.
"Clear the room," he said sharply, his voice cutting through the air without hesitation.
The guards moved immediately, pulling back, creating space, but Sebastian did not step away.
