Chapter 11: The Recruit Wakes
The coordinates burned in my mind. I needed to get to that bank. But first, there was Leo. My father’s killer was still free, and [more…]
The coordinates burned in my mind. I needed to get to that bank. But first, there was Leo. My father’s killer was still free, and [more…]
Captain Nico’s face turned ashen, his gaze fixed on Leo. The shock of his son’s words hit him hard, cutting through his composure. He didn’t [more…]
Back at the clinic, the tension was a physical weight in the air. Captain Nico, his face grim, was on the phone, his voice low [more…]
The darkness was thick, pressing in on me. I stood utterly still, listening. The sounds of Victor’s frantic activity above slowly faded, replaced by the [more…]
I retreated into the shadows of the office, the blood-stained deed clutched in my hand. The power was still out, and the emergency lights cast [more…]
Just as the full weight of Victor’s treason crashed down on me, I heard a car engine sputter to life in the alley behind the [more…]
The silence in the clinic was absolute, a heavy blanket that settled over everything. Victor’s shouts had faded, replaced by an eerie quiet. I knew [more…]
The heavy clinic door creaked open, admitting Captain Nico and two of his senior enforcers. They walked in without a sound, their faces grim, their [more…]
A long time later, the neon glow of a roadside diner sign flickered through the rain-streaked window. Route 9 hummed softly outside, a constant, low [more…]