Ryan stared at the two police officers in disbelief. For a moment, he could not understand what he was seeing. He had called them here to help him, to take his complaint seriously, to protect him and the people he cared about. But instead of doing their job, they were standing there, staring at Ma

Ryan stared at Officer Daniels as if he couldn’t believe the words that had just come out of the man’s mouth. A police officer — someone meant to protect the people, someone meant to defend justice — had just said that another human being was above the law. Ryan blinked a few times, trying to proce

It was the next morning. Martin stood in front of the mirror already dressed. He was already dressed in a dark, well–fitted suit, the kind only the extremely wealthy could casually wear as everyday clothing. His hair was brushed back neatly, his tie was perfectly straight, and his shoes sparkled li

Lauren stood in front of Martin, still holding the last small brush she had used to blend the edge of the prosthetic mask into his neck. The two large makeup kits were open on the floor beside her, filled with brushes, silicone pieces, setting powders, adhesives, airbrush tools, sculpting wax, and

The elevator gave a soft ding as it finally came to a stop and the doors slid open slowly. Ryan took one step forward, then paused briefly and looked back at the man standing inside the elevator with him — the man who was actually Martin in disguise. Ryan gave him a polite nod. “Sorry again for bu