LOGINIf Rose had been there, she would have recognized them instantly. Cobra. Byron. Fury. The same loan shark gangster she had once paid off to leave Maya alone. Cobra did stop walking until he got to where Zane was standing. “Zane,” he greeted, his tone casual. “Didn’t think you’d still be working out
The warehouse had grown quieter as the night stretched into morning. The kind of silence that pressed against your ears and made every small sound feel louder than it should. Rose, her head slightly lowered, strands of her hair falling across her face. From the outside, she looked still, but her mi
Across the city, inside the top floor of Anderson Corporation, Julian was in the middle of a meeting when his phone rang. He almost ignored it, until he saw Nicholas’s name. He frowned slightly before he picked up immediately. “What is it?” “Rose is missing.” The words were simple, but they land
The meeting point was supposed to be simple. A café just off the main street, nothing fancy, just a place the group had agreed on earlier that day. But when Leo pulled into the parking area, something immediately felt wrong. He stepped out of the car, eyes scanning the surroundings expecting t
After losing his first wife, he had only wanted stability, for himself, and for his daughter. Remarrying had felt like the right choice, something that would give Alissa a complete home again. And his new wife had given him exactly what he wanted to see. In public, she was warm, attentive and soft-
The air smelled sterile, but the floor beneath her feet was wrong, dark, slick, reflecting her like a broken mirror. At the end of the hallway, she saw a hospital bed. Alissa laid there unmoving. Rose’s chest tightened. “No… she’s alive.” “You’re too late.” The voice came from behind. Rose imme
Rose sat in the back seat of the car after school, scrolling through her phone while Luthor drove steadily toward Glassrose Manor. The car was quiet, the usual end-of-day calm settling in, when her phone suddenly rang. She glanced at the caller ID. Nancy. Rose answered. “Yes?” Nancy sounded tens
"I'm glad you also know the meaning of mental depression because that is exactly how I'm feeling after dealing with most of the assignments you handed out to me." She remarked sarcastically to Rose. You are just going to have to suck it up because there are stacks of documents that need your signatu
Meanwhile at King’s Corporation Inside his office, Alex was finishing up a stack of documents, flipping through pages with steady focus. His desk was filled with neatly arranged files, but the man behind the desk looked like he hadn’t taken a break in hours. A light knock came at the door. “Come
A few minutes later, the meeting room door opened, and everyone’s attention immediately shifted to the entrance. The woman they had been waiting for walked in silently. Nancy closed the glass door behind her, her heels barely making a sound against the carpet. Her posture was flawless—straight, con







