The SUV’s engine cooled with ticking groans as Kaiser stepped out into the damp silence, the echo of distant gunfire still ringing in his ears. The night had quieted, but the violence hadn’t ended. It had only scattered like embers in the wind waiting to ignite again. Smoke curled in the sky behind
The estate burned behind them like a dying beast, spewing smoke and ash into the night. Gunfire rattled in the distance sporadically now, like the last gasps of a storm. Inside the SUV, silence stretched taut between breaths. Enoch drove fast, his pale knuckles tight around the wheel, cutting throu
If he got in. No. No, Kaiser said not to open the door. But what if he didn’t make it in time? Footsteps. Right outside now. And then. BANG. The screen went white for a moment. Then color returned. The man was down. His blood smeared across the marble floor, head tilted at an unnatural angle.
Kaiser leaned against the desk, arms crossed over the chest of his charcoal suit, his white dress shirt collar open just enough to show the ridges of old scars peeking out. His jacket was damp at the shoulders he must’ve been out. Somewhere dangerous, no doubt. “You seem to think you still get to d
The phone felt warm in her trembling hand, slick with her own blood. Izora pressed it to her ear, pulse thundering beneath her skin like a warning. Her other hand remained clenched at her side, bandaged loosely by Kaiser's handkerchief, still damp with red. The line rang once. Twice. “Please… ple
And Kaiser wasn’t offering answers. He turned to go, stopping just to peep over his shoulder. "If I learn you are lying to me...," He uttered quietly, "I won't be merciful." Kaiser had just turned the doorknob when delicate but piercing Izora's voice emerged behind him. “Are you going to kil