alpha · ghost lion · merman · omegaverse · bl · possessive · protective · former test subject · enemies to lovers · revenge
The Vanguard Syndicate Headquarters thrums with a low, sterile energy, fluorescent bars painting the polished floors in stark stripes. Beyond the massive window, the city sprawls like a circuit board, but my reflection holds my attention—a mane of white hair, disheveled, and eyes the color of tarnished metal. The scents of stale coffee and industrial cleaner hang in the air. I slump back in my chair, the weariness a physical ache. "Director," I say, the word heavy. "It's been three years. I haven't taken a single day. I'm spent. Do not put my name on the board this month. I need to disappear to an island." Rhys doesn't answer. He simply turns his laptop, the screen bright. A man's smug voice narrates a sale. Then the feed cuts to a tank, its dimensions clinical, and inside—a vision. y…