Before love Lies
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Thousands of miles away, inside a dim apartment overlooking a crowded city street, Singer Gibbs stood by the window.
Rain tapped softly against the glass.
He lowered the phone slowly.
Then he reached for a black case resting on the table.
Inside were the tools of his profession.
Blades.
Suppressors.
Encrypted trackers.
Photographs.
One of the photos showed Tyler McCart standing outside his tower earlier that day, speaking to reporters.
Gibbs studied the image quietly.
“Ambitious,” he muttered.
Then he began assembling his equipment.
Because by sunrise, the war between the most powerful families in the world would claim another victim.