Scarred Roses, Burning Vengeance
The room was my sanctuary, the one place that held me when I needed answers, filled with things I found thrilling—dark wood panels, shelves lined with books I hardly ever read, a desk cluttered with the remnants of legitimate business deals that had taken the place of my former crimes.
I sank into the leather chair, dialing a number from memory. It rang twice before a gravelly voice answered, just the one I sought to hear.
"Mr. Blackwood. Didn't expect to hear from you so soon after... well, you know."
"Cut all the chit-chat, son," I snapped. He was an old contact from back in the days, a spy who owed me favors since I pulled him out of a jam with a rival gang that had their minds set on kil
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