The Devil wears Red Lipstick
By the time I stumble back into the living room, the house is unrecognizable, turned upside down, drawers open, and shelves stripped.
Burner steps toward me, unshaken.
“When she returns, you call me. If you help her hide, you’ll only make it worse for her.” His gaze cuts through me like steel. “Do the right thing, Mr. Creed.”
And then they’re gone. Sirens fading into the night, leaving behind a wrecked house, a fractured family, and a hollow ache in my chest.
I stand in the ruins of my own home, heart pounding with one thought:
Where the hell is my wife?
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