Johnathan let the silence hold for a moment before he spoke again.
"We believed the great devil was dead." His voice was cold and measured, carrying easily through the still hall. "But it seems the heavens haven't forgotten their people. The devil was left alive so that we may exact our revenge personally." He paused, letting that land. "And now that chance is here."
The screen behind him changed.
The licensing photo of Adam disappeared, replaced by something far more detailed. Aerial imagery. Ground-level shots. Structural layouts. Every angle of Eden's manor estate laid out in a clean sequence, sourced directly from a field agent who had been doing their job quietly while the family kept its head down.
