I watched Rex Osborne's face transform from diplomatic smoothness to raw fear. My words hung in the air between us, heavy with promise.
"Kill?" He forced a laugh that didn't reach his eyes. "Master Knight, surely we can discuss this like civilized cultivators."
"Civilized?" I took a step forward, and every Covenant member in the hall tensed. "Was it civilized when you targeted my wife? When you planned to drain her blood for your experiments?"
Rex's eyes darted to Clarissa, who shrank back against the wall. "I see our administrative assistant has been spreading malicious rumors. Whatever she told you—"
"Stop." My voice cut through the hall like a blade. "I saw the documents myself. I know exactly what the Covenant planned for Isabelle."
Kenneth moved to flank me, his presence adding weight to our position. The Covenant members looked increasingly nervous, several reaching for their weapons.
