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Chapter 34: Cutting the Strings
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Wounded Rose of Garden Metro Chapter 35: The Poison in the Walls
The safehouse smelled faintly of coffee and gun oil, a mixture Elara had grown used to. Marcus was at the table cleaning his sidearm, Damien was buried in code, and Lena was flipping through surveillance photos. It felt almost—dangerously—normal.Too normal.The first crack came as a knock on the door.Three slow taps. Pause. Two sharp. The signal for allies.Marcus opened it without hesitation. A young courier stood there, rain dripping from his hood, clutching a plain brown envelope.“For Elara Quinn,” he said, voice flat.Marcus took it, shut the door, and tossed it on the table. “No return address. No markings.”Elara slid it open.A single photograph fell out.Her heart hit the floor before her mind caught up.It was Tyler Cole.Not hurt—not yet. Just sitting in the back of a black sedan, looking dazed. But the expression on his face wasn’t confusion. It was fear. And behind him, blurred by motion, was a figure she recognized instantly.Cassidy’s lieutenant, known only as Mace.T
Wounded Rose of Garden Metro Chapter 34: Cutting the Strings
The safehouse was quiet, but it wasn’t peace—it was the stillness before a storm.Elara sat at the table, a map of Garden Metro spread before her. Colored pins marked Cassidy’s known operations: the docks, the market district, her front businesses. But the red pins… those marked Cassidy’s people. Not soldiers, but pillars. The ones she trusted to keep her empire standing.Damien leaned on the back of her chair. “I thought we were laying low after yesterday.”Elara’s eyes didn’t leave the map. “We were surviving. That ends now. She thinks she can isolate me by scaring everyone off? Fine. I’ll make her afraid to stand still.”Marcus stepped closer, scanning the red pins. “Who’s first?”Elara tapped the photo of a man clipped to the corner of the map. “Evan Cole. He’s her money man. Runs all the laundering through his casino on East Wharf. Without him, her cash flow slows—and cash is her lifeblood.”Lena frowned. “Cole’s not exactly easy to touch. The casino’s crawling with muscle, and h
Wounded Rose of Garden Metro Chapter 33: Cassidy’s Wrath
The morning after the raid, Garden Metro woke to a storm without rain.It began with whispers—gunshots in the East Docks, an explosion near the Red Viper club, unmarked vans pulling people off the streets. Then came the fear, spreading faster than the news itself. Shops in Cassidy’s districts shut early, and even the gangs loyal to her kept their heads down.Elara knew it wasn’t random violence. It was Cassidy’s wrath, sharpened and precise.Damien slammed his laptop shut, pacing the safehouse. “She’s not even hiding it. Two of her lieutenants just swept through East Metro and torched a warehouse belonging to the Black Hounds. And get this—they weren’t even the ones who hit her shipment.”“She’s sending a message,” Marcus said grimly. “Doesn’t matter if you were involved or not—step out of line, and she burns you.”Elara stood at the window, watching the street below. People moved fast, keeping their eyes down. The city’s pulse had changed overnight.“She’s trying to box me in,” Elara
Wounded Rose of Garden Metro Chapter 32: Setting the Bait
The safehouse felt smaller after the East Harbor mission—tighter, heavier, as though the walls had soaked in the tension and refused to let it go. Elara sat at the head of the table, a rough sketch of the pier spread out in front of her.The others watched her in silence. Damien still had his jacket on, one leg bouncing with restless energy. Marcus leaned back in his chair, arms crossed, waiting. Lena stood near the door, her expression unreadable.Elara tapped the pen against the paper. “She didn’t just see me—she wanted me there. And that means she’s baiting me. But instead of walking into her trap, we’re going to make her walk into ours.”Damien leaned forward. “How? She’s got a small army at her disposal, and you saw what she’s moving. That’s not something you snatch from under her nose.”“That’s exactly what we’re going to do,” Elara replied. “She’s planning to distribute those weapons to her key allies in the next week. We can’t take them all at once, but if we intercept the fir
Wounded Rose of Garden Metro Chapter 31: The Hunter’s Turn
The safehouse was quiet except for the low hum of the refrigerator and the distant sound of the rain pattering against the windows. Lena was asleep in one of the guest rooms, her breathing finally even after hours of restlessness. Damien was at the monitors, scanning feeds from half a dozen street cameras in Garden Metro. Marcus sat at the kitchen table, methodically cleaning his rifle.Elara leaned over the counter, her untouched cup of coffee growing cold. Her thoughts weren’t on the rain, or the cameras, or the coffee. They were on Cassidy.Cassidy’s smirk as she pressed that detonator burned in her mind. The woman hadn’t just walked away—she’d done it with the confidence of someone who knew exactly where to strike next. Elara’s stomach twisted. Waiting for Cassidy to make her next move wasn’t an option.Marcus broke the silence. “You’re not even trying to hide it anymore.”Elara looked up. “Hide what?”“That look in your eyes. The one that says you’re not going to sit back and wai
Wounded Rose of Garden Metro Chapter 30: Breaking the Trap
The two gunmen blocked the door, their silhouettes sharp in the dim light. Cassidy didn’t raise her voice, but every syllable carried the weight of command.“Step away from her, Elara.”Elara’s hand tightened on the knife she’d used to cut Lena’s gag. Her pulse thundered, but she kept her voice calm.“You’ve made your point. Let her go.”Cassidy’s smile was slow, deliberate. “And throw away my only leverage? I don’t think so.”One of the guards stepped closer, his pistol aimed directly at Elara’s chest. Lena squirmed against her ropes, shaking her head frantically.Elara’s earpiece crackled. Damien’s voice was a faint whisper. “You’re surrounded. Outer perimeter’s tight. If I trigger the diversion now, you’ll have sixty seconds to move before reinforcements swarm back in.”She shifted her stance subtly, angling herself between Cassidy and Lena. “Do it,” she murmured.Cassidy arched an eyebrow. “Talking to your little friends? Don’t bother. This building is locked down. You’re not leav
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