The Devil In White
“It’s—it’s for Marco.”
“And I’m telling you to open it.”
For a second, he seems ready to run. Then he forces himself to obey, tearing the seal with shaking fingers.
Inside is a single sheet of paper. Blank.
My eyes narrow.
“Where’s the real message?”
He looks down, sweat gathering near his temple. “Boss, I swear—”
“Get out,” I say quietly.
He bolts like the hallway’s on fire.
I slip the blank paper into my pocket. Blank rarely means empty. My father used invisible ink for years — tricks that only show under heat, or pressure, or blood.