The Ambush

SavannahI just froze there when I saw Tyrant. In that moment, a lot of questions crossed my mind. Why was he here? How did he find out what I was planning? My mind was pretty occupied, so I didn’t know what to say or even feel that there was anything to say. Once again, he’d proved that he was always one step ahead of me. “I have to admit, Savannah,” he said, dragging out my name like it tasted sour in his mouth. “You surprised me. I didn’t think you’d actually go through with this.”My chest tightened, but I stood my ground. “Go through with what?”For a moment, he just stood quietly like he was surprised by my response, but then his eyes glinted and he smirked. “Don’t play dumb.” He paused again, staring at me keenly, partly hoping I’d indulge in his sick games, but then he breathed deeply. I found your mole days ago. The poor fool wasn’t as careful as he thought. Since then, I’ve been waiting. I knew you’d come for him, and it would only be a matter of time. But I just didn’t exp

Last Updated : 2025-09-12

Trapped

SavannahI hesitated when Tyrant said that. I could see he was just trying to call my bluff, but I didn’t know yet if I could count on that. Jack and his men had been hiding in the dark, and I didn't know for sure if they could show up when I needed them to. Still, I could not let Tyrant smell my fear or reluctance. The darkness pressed down on me, thick and heavy, until I could hardly breathe. My ears strained for any sound, Jack’s voice, footsteps, anything. Instead, I got the scrape of boots across concrete. And then he glanced over my shoulder and spoke, his eyes narrowing as if he was finally realizing the silence in the dark wasn’t empty at all.I didn’t move. I didn’t need to. I knew Jack was there, somewhere in the shadows, with his crew spread out like wolves waiting for the perfect moment to strike.Tyrant tried to cover his hesitation, laughing again, but the sound was thinner now. “You’re bluffing.”I tilted my head. “Am I?”For a moment, the room was dead still. His men s

Last Updated : 2025-09-12

The Others

SavannahIn a flash, the warehouse was a mess again. Tyrant’s men had shown up from nowhere, just when we were holding back our defense. At this point, I’d almost completely lost all hope that we could make it out of this situation.The entire place was chaos. It was filled with shouting from men on both sides, gunfire, and bodies dropping. My head was spinning, and my ears were ringing, but I forced myself to keep up with Jack. I had to. He was the only one I knew who could keep me safe. He was moving through the chaos like he had done this a hundred times before, sharp and focused, and I was just trying not to stumble.At one corner, he grabbed my arm when I almost slipped and turned to me with laser focus. “Stay close,” he said. His voice was calm but firm.“I am,” I breathed, even though my chest was pounding so hard I thought it would break.We crouched behind a stack of crates, and that was when Tyrant’s voice cut through the noise. He was shouting orders, barking them at his me

Last Updated : 2025-09-13

Players In The Game

SavannahThe night air outside the warehouse should have felt like freedom after Tyrant was arrested, but it didn’t. The sirens were fading now, flashing red and blue against the broken walls, and Tyrant was gone, dragged off in cuffs, spitting blood and threats. We should have felt relief. Victory, even.But instead, all I felt was this gnawing pit in my stomach. His words wouldn’t leave my head. “The others are going to come for me. Did you think I was the only one running this city?”Jack stood a few steps ahead of me, talking low into his radio, telling his crew to sweep the area again. His shoulders were tense, his movements sharp, and I could see as well. This wasn’t the body language of a man celebrating a win.I pulled my jacket tighter around me, suddenly aware of how cold it had gotten. The night was quiet now except for the crunch of boots on gravel. Too quiet.“Feels wrong, doesn’t it?” I said, breaking the silence.Jack glanced over his shoulder at me and hesitated for a

Last Updated : 2025-09-13

The Note

SavannahThe next few days passed in a blur, but nothing felt normal. Every time I stepped out, every time I was alone, I felt a shadow pressing against my back. I started changing my routes, doubling back on sidewalks, even slipping into random buildings just to make sure no one was following me. Maybe I was losing it. Maybe it was all in my head. But still, I couldn’t shake the feeling that eyes were on me.Eventually, Jack had caught on and noticed. He always noticed.“You’re jumpy,” he said one morning as we left campus.I forced a laugh and waved it off. “Midterms. Sleep deprivation. Coffee isn’t working anymore.”He gave me a long look, like he didn’t buy it, but he didn’t push. That was the thing with Jack, he knew when to press and when to give me space. Still, I could feel his suspicion hanging over me, and part of me wished I could just blurt out the truth: I was scared. But fear wasn’t something I could afford to show. Not now.And maybe I was also too scared to admit that

Last Updated : 2025-09-14

The Threatening Call

SavannahFor days now, the note sat on my nightstand like it was mocking me. Every time I tried to close my eyes, my gaze drifted back to it. I’d already read it a hundred times, and it still made no more sense than it did the first night. My chest tightened as I turned it over in my hands again, fingers tracing the edge of the paper like maybe I’d missed something.I thought about telling Jack. I really did. I almost picked up my phone a dozen times, but every time I stopped myself. Jack would take it too seriously. He’d storm off, drag the mole into another interrogation, or worse, he’d tell me to back out. And deep down, I knew he’d be right. But I couldn’t do it. Not yet.I even thought about telling Leo about Noah. But they’d been through enough because of me already, and the last thing I wanted was to drag them back into this chaos. So I swallowed the lump in my throat, stuffed the note back under a book, and forced myself to smile through the next morning like nothing was wrong