Behind The Mask
Instead, he turned to me.
“You caught him first,” he said smoothly. “What do you suggest?”
I met his gaze, my voice steady. “Everything he owns should be absorbed into the Order’s property. And as for him… a slow, torturous death should suffice.”
For a moment, silence. Then a few approving murmurs. Mr. Everhart’s mask tilted slightly, a trace of pride in his tone. “Perfect,” he said.
Since that day, the Order’s security became impenetrable. New scanners were installed at every entrance, high-tech sensors that could detect even the faintest trace of a signal, wire, or micro-lens.
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