MY TABOO STEP DADDY
she whispers, and the words sound like a funeral dirge.
The Bratva soldiers are silent. The yakuza men who are still alive are silent. Even the sound of the waves seems muted, respectful, as if the ocean itself is mourning.
And then Hikaru appears—Kori's son, moving through the warehouse with a contingent of yakuza soldiers.
His eyes scan the deck, and when he doesn't see his father, the question forms on his lips.
"Where is my father?" he asks, and the words land like a gut punch.