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A year passed. The Covenant found a new, quieter rhythm. A council of senior Elders now governed, their pronouncements far less absolute, their financial dealings [more…]

The aftermath in the sanctuary was a tableau of disbelief. The congregation remained seated, rigid, as if waiting for a signal that never came. The [more…]

Vito motioned to his two men, who stepped forward with practiced efficiency. One approached Micah, the other moved towards Elder Ruth. The congregation watched in [more…]

The lead enforcer, whose name I later learned was Vito, moved with an unsettling calm. He walked directly to the foot of the Elder’s platform, [more…]

The sanctuary was packed. Every bench was filled, faces turned towards the elevated platform where the Elders sat. Elder Ruth was at the center, her [more…]

I personally delivered the binding legal cross-claims to Elder Ruth’s office. She accepted the thick envelope from my hands, her expression initially one of surprised [more…]

The diner’s fluorescent lights hummed, casting a sterile glow on Silas Albright’s ledger. He carefully transcribed the relevant entries onto a fresh sheet of paper, [more…]

Silas tapped a specific entry in his ledger, his finger resting on a line of meticulous script. “One point eight million,” he said, his voice [more…]

The rain lashed against the windshield, blurring the already dim landscape. My old sedan, usually reliable for Covenant errands, sputtered, then coughed, and finally died [more…]

The calm after Ruth’s departure was short-lived. By mid-morning the next day, a young, nervous junior brother appeared at my study door. He carried a [more…]