She hesitated at the threshold. “Kaiser…” His voice cut through the silence. “Lock it, Izora.” She didn’t argue. — The hallway was dim and empty when she stepped out. Her slippers made no sound on the marble floor. She didn’t breathe until she reached her room and shut the door behind her. Cli
The study was too quiet. Izora stood frozen in front of the tall bookshelf, her fingers still gripping the photo frame she’d pulled out just moments ago. The woman in the picture was unfamiliar, yet eerily beautiful copper hair falling in soft waves, standing beside Kaiser in a way that looked… int
The silence in the war room wasn’t peaceful. It was loaded, sharp, and buzzing with a tension that slithered beneath the surface, coiled and venomous. Kaiser stood with his arms folded, shoulders broad under the weight of a tailored midnight-black shirt. The sleeves rolled just enough to reveal his
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.