ROGUE BLOOD
I’m the one they’ll react to.
I picture the civilians walking past, kids on bikes, couples holding hands, old ladies with groceries. They don’t know it yet, but they’re on a battlefield they didn’t sign up for. They’re part of the scenery now, a map of human terrain I’ve already claimed. And they’ll stay unaware until the moment I want them to feel it, until I want them to panic.
Carter slides into the passenger seat again, whispering like the weight of the city might hear him. “Boss, the net is set. They’re moving patterns, trying to test routines. Should we push more forward?”