The Golden Cage Of Two Monsters
We were both monsters now, tuned to a frequency that the rest of the world couldn't hear.
"They're coming for us, Sienna," Killian rasped, wiping a streak of blood from his jaw. "The Board won't stop until they’ve reclaimed the asset. They’ll send everything."
"Let them send the world," I said, my voice resonating with a cold, newfound clarity. "We aren't running anymore."
I walked toward the exit, but the sound of a slow, rhythmic clapping stopped me in my tracks. From the shadows of the loading dock, a figure emerged. He was leaning heavily on a cane, his silhouette familiar yet distorted by a permanent limp.