A chilling tone
When the call was finally answered, Carter was taken aback. Instead of the familiar, professional tone of an officer, a voice greeted him that was cold, stern, and instantly commanding. It sliced through his prepared speech before he could even get a word out.
The unexpected harshness of the voice caught him completely off guard, and for a moment, it froze him. This was not the call he had been bracing for, and the tension in the air became palpable as he struggled to find his footing.
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