When Monsters Mate
Like he was complimenting a child’s artwork.
“I prefer prepared,” I replied, my tone as still as the walls around us.
“Of course,” he nodded, his eyes settling on mine now, finally stopping the act of pacing. “Which is why I trust you’ve already pieced together what I’m about to propose.”
I didn’t blink.
And in my silence, he faltered, just a flicker. But enough. He kept going.
“There’s unrest,” he began again, his voice lowering into something more serious. “Something is killing our people, yours and mine. And not in the old ways. These aren’t clean deaths. Not sanctioned. Not rogue. These are messages.”
Bab Populer