LOGINFalcon gave the faintest nod.Then, without warning, he crushed his cigar into the crystal ashtray with more force than necessary. The glowing ember shattered against the edge, the sharp sound cutting through the stillness.He stood.There was no rush in his movement. Every motion was measured, cont
The room was dark, lit only by the thin glow of the tablet in Falcon’s hand. His face reflected faintly across the glass surface, cold, rigid, impossible to read. In front of him, a man stood with his head slightly lowered, waiting without daring to speak.“Say it again,” Falcon said at last, his vo
“This is a bit much,” Lydia murmured, though a faint smile lingered. “I’m perfectly fine, as you can see.”Cale watched her for a few seconds before letting out a long breath. “It didn’t sound minor from the report I received.”Lydia sat back down, gesturing for him to sit beside her. “If you heard
“Welcome, Mr. Cale,” one of the attendants greeted as he arrived that night.Cale stepped out of the car in a hurry, his pace brisk and purposeful. He gave only a brief nod in acknowledgment; his attention already fixed on the person waiting for him. The man stood with his head lowered in respect, n
Brandon’s words lingered in the air for several seconds, long enough for the atmosphere in the room to shift. Cale didn’t respond immediately. His eyes remained fixed on the man in front of him, sharp and calculating, as if dissecting every word that had just been said.“What do you mean by that?” C
For the next few seconds, only the faint sound from the other end of the call filled the silence.Then—A scream.It cut through the line, sharp and distressing.Cale rose to his feet immediately. The movement was too abrupt to be called calm. His chair scraped harshly against the floor as it shifte
“Mom’s going to be okay… right?” Felicia wrung her hands together so tightly her knuckles turned white. Even after the doctor had explained their mother’s latest condition, she couldn’t stop worrying—not until she could see her mother.Kalina placed a gentle hand on her sister’s shoulder. Her face w
That afternoon, the house was filled with the sound of Josh’s laughter—soft, bright, and utterly contagious. The little boy sat cross-legged on the living room rug, carefully stacking colorful blocks into a tower that wobbled dangerously high. Beside him, Althea watched with amused focus, occasional
That night, the hospital room was painfully still. The only sound came from the steady beeping of the heart monitor, blending softly with Althea’s uneven breathing. Sleep refused to come. Her trembling hand reached for the phone on the small bedside table.The news was still playing on the screen —
Riana looked at her gently. “He hasn’t said when he’s leaving?”“Not yet,” Althea replied with a small shake of her head. “He said he’s still waiting on a few documents. But I can tell—when Chase starts talking in that serious tone of his, it means he won’t be here much longer.”Kate leaned back sli






