The Triple Don't: Daniels' Debt
I took a jagged breath, focusing on the rhythmic clink of the heavy silver as my brothers and I carved into the massive hazelnut chocolate cake Martha had brought out. It was a Syndicate tradition—the final feast before the crown was passed. Teo, Nic, and I should have been doing this as a unit of four, if the Morettis had a shred of decency left in them. I watched Tatiana, Aienna, and Hria divvy up the slices, their laughter grating against my nerves. My Noir persona was restless, a low-frequency hum of anxiety vibrating in my chest that made me want to push the table over and burn rubber all the way back to the Estate. I knocked back another double of high-end bourbon, hoping to drown out
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