The Widow’s Blood Debt
The emerald light from the floor-tiles cast long, jagged shadows against the reinforced glass, making my own reflection look like a ghost caught in the wires.
I wasn’t here to manage assets. I wasn't here to hide bloodlines. I was here to confront a ghost that didn't have the decency to stay in the grave.
"Initialize the deep-packet inspection, Leo," I said, my voice echoing in the hollow space.
Beside me, my son moved with a predatory focus. He didn't use a keyboard; his hands moved through a holographic field, pulling strings of light apart as if he were untangling a knot in the fabric of reality. Since the blackout, Leo had changed. He wasn't just the heir to the Moretti throne; he was be