Crossed Lines
The aide vanished instantly.
Alone, Clarisse rose and crossed to the window, the skyline glittering like a board scattered with broken glass. She had ruled these towers for years, unseen and unchallenged. But now, too many shadows pressed against her walls. Damon Cross circling with his enigmatic smile. Elara growing sharper, bolder. And somewhere, an unseen player who could sever her lines without warning.
Clarisse touched the pearl at her throat, grounding herself with the ritual gesture.
No, she wasn’t beaten. A snapped string didn’t mean the symphony ended. It only meant she needed a new instrument.
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