The night was over Cross City like a blanket with shiny threads. From up high the city looked alive with lights, traffic moving everywhere, and tall buildings that poked into the dark sky. Music came faintly from clubs sirens sounded through the streets and neon signs glowed on wet asphalt from a light rain earlier.To people Cross City was beautiful.A place where you could find opportunities.A place where money flowed like a river.Beneath that shiny surface was another city. One that moved in shadows, not light. In that hidden world power was about influence, loyalty, and blood.At the top of that hidden world was one man.Tonight Ethan Cole didn't know any of that.He was driving.His car moved slowly on one of the roads that cut across the city like a dark strip between blocks of glowing buildings. The streets here were quieter than the downtown areas. A few cars passed now. Then their headlights briefly lit up the road before disappearing into the distance.Inside the car, the
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