Chapter 11: Shadows in the Timber
Julian’s contractors moved like shadows, their footsteps crunching on the gravel outside, their voices low and guttural. The air inside the sawmill grew heavy with [more…]
Julian’s contractors moved like shadows, their footsteps crunching on the gravel outside, their voices low and guttural. The air inside the sawmill grew heavy with [more…]
The freezing rain bit into my skin, turning our clothes into heavy, sodden burdens. We had been trekking through the rough terrain of the Pacific [more…]
Huddled in the damp crevice, shivering, I pulled out the burner sat-phone Kincaid had given me. Its small screen glowed faintly in the oppressive darkness. [more…]
Less than forty-eight hours. That’s all it took for Julian Hallowell’s corporate empire to collapse. The financial cartel moved with a speed and ruthlessness that [more…]
Five years later. The rain still fell, a constant, soft murmur against the charred foundation stones of old Rosewood Manor. I stood on the hill [more…]