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The gathering storm
Cole and mendes thought to themselves that they need their own men and guys that would be loyal and ready to stand by them during the hard times.John mendes says he knows where he can get some guys to join their team. He said they’re some that still respects him and would do anything for him.The sound of the tires rolling against the damp dirt road echoed through the forest. The sky was grey, and the wind carried the scent of pine and smoke. Cole sat in the passenger seat, silent, lost in thought, while John Mendes drove. Both men had the same look tired, haunted, but determined.“You sure this guy will help us?” Cole finally asked, breaking the long silence.Mendes glanced at him briefly. “If anyone will, it’s Eden. We went through hell together years ago. He’s a wild one, but he respects loyalty more than money. That’s what we need right now, men who’ll stay when things get bloody.”Cole nodded slowly. “We don’t just need men, John. We need believers. People who’ll fight not becau
The weight of vengeance
The night after the burial, the mansion was silent, too silent. The scent of flowers from the funeral lingered in the air, mingling with the faint smell of rain and wax from the half-burned candles that lined the marble hallways. Fiona sat by the window, staring into the darkness. Her hair was loose, her eyes swollen from crying, and her hands trembled as she held her mother’s locket.Cole stood at the far end of the room, his reflection in the glass faint and grim. He hadn’t slept. He couldn’t. The image of Fiona’s mother’s lifeless body haunted him. He wanted to destroy Uzumaki, to burn everything he stood for but rage without reason was a weapon that cut both ways.“You should rest,” he said quietly, his voice rough from exhaustion.Fiona didn’t turn around. “Rest?” Her voice cracked. “How do you rest after watching your whole world collapse in front of you?”Cole walked closer, his boots echoing softly against the floor. “You can’t let him take your peace, Fiona. That’s what he wa
Red letter day
Cole’s hands shook as Fiona told him the news. The words themselves seemed to hang in the air like smoke, thick and suffocating.“Cole… it’s… it’s my mother,” Fiona whispered, her voice breaking, “Uzumaki… he… he killed her.”Cole’s chest tightened so hard he felt as if someone had wrapped iron chains around his ribs. His fists clenched at his sides, nails biting into his palms.“No… no, this can’t be happening,” he muttered, voice low, shaking with rage. “He… he’s gone too far. Fiona, he’s crossed every line.”Fiona’s eyes were wet, her body trembling as she leaned against him.“I tried to be careful… I thought I could… I thought I could handle him,” she sobbed, burying her face in his chest. “I didn’t think he’d… I didn’t think he would… kill her.”Cole held her tightly, his lips pressed against her hair. He felt a cold, bitter rage churning inside him, a storm he hadn’t known he could carry.“We’ll make him pay, Fiona. I swear… he will never hurt anyone else you love. Not your gran
The red dress
The night air was heavy with the scent of wet earth and perfume as Fiona stood in front of the mirror. Her reflection looked like someone she didn’t recognize anymore, flawless makeup, red lips, and that scarlet gown that fit her like fire itself. But her eyes… they were hollow.She heard her mother’s voice from behind, soft yet firm.“Fiona, listen to me carefully.”Fiona turned, her hands trembling as she fixed an earring.“If you’re really going to meet him again,” her mother continued, holding up the small wire device, “you need to protect yourself. Record everything. If something happens… if he threatens you again… this could save your life. Or at least give Cole something to work with.”Fiona hesitated. “Mom, what if he finds out?”“Then pray he doesn’t,” her mother said quietly, her eyes filled with fear and strength at once. “But you can’t keep letting him control you like this. You’re not his puppet, Fiona. You’re my daughter and I raised you to fight when cornered.”A tear r
The confession
The rain had begun again, a slow, whispering drizzle that turned the city lights into rivers of gold and red. Cole’s car rolled to a stop in front of the fiona family mansion, its headlights cutting through the fog like twin blades. He sat there for a while, staring at the gates, his jaw tight, the steering wheel slick beneath his hands.The mission had failed. Mendes was gone. Trojan had vanished to lick his wounds. Blake was half-drunk somewhere, muttering about ghosts and burned ledgers.Everything Cole had built for months, gone in smoke and blood.And the only face that came to mind, the only one that could make the world feel human again was Fiona’s.He stepped out of the car and walked through the drizzle, his coat soaking through almost instantly. The guards at the gate recognized him and opened the iron bars without question. As he walked up the marble steps to the entrance, he could already feel that something was wrong.The mansion wasn’t quiet in the comforting way of peac
One step ahead
They had been so sure.Months of graft, the fragile alliance, Trojan’s blackout window, Blake’s false manifests, Mendes’ contacts on Pier 3, every hair on the back of Cole’s neck told him it was the one moment they could unmask Uzumaki. He thought he’d felt the shape of victory in his hands.Instead, the night turned into a test that chewed and spat them out.Cole was standing in the market square, camera lights warming the air, when the first signal came: Trojan’s text, WINDOW OPEN. He felt the old fight-light ignite inside his chest. He was the beacon. He was to be the noise.Across the river, Blake’s men moved with the precision of trained work crews, pushing a container toward the marked berth. Mendes, riding a courier bike, had slipped through back alleys and was supposed to be the ghost that nudged the right handler at exactly the right moment. Everything had been synchronized down to breaths.Then the city screamed.A blast reverberated from the pier not the quiet, clinical con
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