Total Surrender
she whispered, her voice barely audible, fear and confusion tangling together.
Richard stood, his movements slow and deliberate, like a man carrying a weight he’d long grown used to. He crouched beside the body, his expression unreadable as he reached for the ski mask. With a careful tug, he pulled it off, revealing a young man, maybe early thirties, with pale skin and dark hair matted with blood. His face was ordinary—sharp cheekbones, a faint scar above his eyebrow, eyes staring blankly at the ceiling. A stranger. A local hitman, Pamela thought, her mind racing, her heart pounding with the realization. Eleanor sent him.
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