The transmission crackled for a moment before Adrian's face appeared on the screen.
His expression was calm, almost unnervingly so, considering the tension in the air. The others on the call were muted, not a single one able to speak or make their presence known. It was as if their voices had been silenced by some invisible force.
Adrian's face filled the screen — his chiseled features, framed by small scars, made him look like a man who had survived the worst of the apocalypse but was still undeniably handsome.
Despite the harshness in his expression, there was something magnetic about him, something that drew the eyes in.
His gaze was intense, but what stood out most were his eyes — one blue and the other green. They seemed to gleam in the low light, as if reflecting something deeper within him. It was a detail that Simon couldn't ignore.
