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Title: Chapter 104: Into the Pit
The instant the floor collapsed, Jace’s stomach lurched into his throat.Dust and splintered concrete swallowed him, the roar of crumbling steel drowning out every thought. Gravity yanked him down through darkness, the only light the faint, unnatural glow leaking from the bullet hole in the briefcase.Something heavy slammed into his shoulder mid-fall. A chunk of rebar, jagged and rusted, scraped across his arm, tearing fabric and skin. He gritted his teeth, twisting in the air, trying to avoid the rain of debris chasing him into the abyss. Then, impact.He hit hard, the air punched from his lungs. The briefcase clanged against the floor beside him. Pain rippled up his spine, but his survival instincts snapped him upright before he could even groan. The room around him wasn’t what he expected.It wasn’t rubble-filled or buried under tons of collapsed building. It was… intact. The walls were reinforced steel, the floor smooth, and the air unnaturally still, as though sealed from the ch
Chapter 103: The Fall
The world narrowed to wind and darkness, Jace’s body twisted in freefall, the blazing rooftop shrinking above him, flames licking at the night sky. The weight of the steel briefcase on his harness yanked at his shoulder, threatening to spin him midair.Below, the streets were a chaotic tapestry of sirens, honking cars, and the distant screams of panicked civilians. Somewhere down there, the ground was rushing up to greet him, and if he hit it, there’d be nothing left to scrape off the pavement.Instinct overrode fear. He yanked at the quick-release buckles on his rappelling harness, freeing the slack line he’d used to swing into the penthouse.The coil whipped upward, caught on a window frame three floors down, and jerked him sideways with bone-jarring force. His shoulder screamed in protest.Glass exploded around him as he crashed through a lower-level window.He landed hard on an office desk, scattering papers and a still-steaming coffee cup. The scalding liquid splashed across his
Chapter 102: The Whisper in the Contract
The whisper slithered into Evelyn’s ears like smoke, curling deep into her mind."Eliminate the heir before the seventh night, or you will forfeit your life."It was her voice, unmistakable but the tone was something else entirely. Darker. Colder.She staggered back from the table, knocking over a crystal vase. The shattering glass barely registered. All she could see was the faintly pulsing contract, its glow timed like a slow, deliberate heartbeat.Her assistant, pale and trembling, edged closer. “Ma’am… what was that?”“Shut the blinds,” Evelyn snapped, forcing steadiness into her voice. “Now.”He obeyed, fumbling with the controls, but before the mechanical shutters could seal the window, another explosion rattled the tower, closer this time. The floor vibrated beneath their feet.Evelyn’s eyes darted to the glass fracture where Jace had slammed the guard’s head earlier. Rain seeped through the hairline cracks, hissing against the warm marble, The intercom on her desk crackled to
Chapter 101: The Man Who Wasn’t Dead
Rain slicked the streets in a sheen of black glass, the city’s neon lights warping and stretching across every puddle. The air was heavy, the kind that pressed on your chest and whispered that something terrible was coming.People hurried past with umbrellas, heads down, pretending not to notice the black convoy that slid silently into the alley behind the Garrison Tower.Inside the tower’s penthouse, Evelyn paced like a predator in a gilded cage. Her crimson silk dress clung to her as she moved, but her eyes were cold, calculating.On the table before her lay a thick, leather-bound contract, the Execution Clause. It was the legal death sentence for her greatest enemy, and according to the world, that enemy was already dead.“Tonight,” she said to no one in particular, “we close the chapter on Jace Moretti once and for all.”Her assistant, a wiry man with spectacles too large for his face, cleared his throat. “Ma’am… if he’s already dead, why”“Because,” she snapped, “dead men don’t l
Chapter 100: Evelyn’s Execution Clause
Red lasers dotted Evelyn’s chest.Twelve Enforcers in matte-black armor descended from the breach above, surrounding her like a kill circle. Each one moved with inhuman precision, machines fed by ancient debt and modern bloodlust.At their center stood the Executioner: a towering figure carved from gold bonds and foreclosure notices, its eyes glowing with the red heat of automated justice.Juno stepped in front of her. “Move,” said the Executioner, voice like shredded metal.“Clause or not, she doesn’t deserve this,” Juno growled.“Objection denied. Clause 19-C: 'A signature is a soul.' She bears the mark.”Juno looked at Evelyn, Her lips trembled, but her eyes were dry. Defiant. “I didn’t sign anything,” she said.“Yes,” the Executioner agreed. “It was signed for you.”Above, the Chairman watched via drone-feed, sipping a glass of dark whiskey, Camilla stood beside him in a red dress, arms crossed.“I still don’t understand why you’re so obsessed with her,” she said, her voice brittl
Chapter 99: The Vault Below the City
The street cracked apart.Chunks of concrete tumbled into the chasm yawning open beneath the city. Sirens screamed as vehicles slid toward the edge, horns blaring, passengers scrambling. Smoke, sparks, and fear filled the air. Somewhere, a child was crying.Juno stood at the lip of the abyss, staring down into blackness pulsing with red light, Beneath it all, that voice still echoed. “Little brother… I’ve been waiting.”Evelyn gritted her teeth beside him, one arm bleeding, the other clutching a pistol. "That voice. You recognize it?"He nodded once. “Jace Corven. Dead five years. Cremated. I attended the funeral myself.”"Apparently," Evelyn said, “someone forgot to tell him.”Before Juno could respond, gunfire erupted from behind, The Enforcers were back. Armored, faceless, deadly. And this time, they weren’t alone.Between them marched a tall man in crimson robes, his face hidden by a golden mask shaped like a balance scale. He walked with calm purpose, holding a scroll in one hand
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