CHAPTER NINETY EIGHT
Author: Raven E.C
last update2025-11-30 22:09:29

The moment Sal stepped out, the cold air of the hallway swallowed the silence he left behind. Marco remained still for a second… trying to steady the storm inside him… trying not to let the weight of those three words consume him.

They took her…

But Sal had walked away. No answers. No comfort. No direction. Marco could still hear Sal’s boots hitting the old stones, each step echoing like a retreat… or was it a warning?

Jose was still there… arms folded… sizing Marco up with those aged, experienced eyes that always caught more than they let on. The thug always showed that he had been in the game and understood everything perfectly.

He was receptive of course and had been the only one that has extended Marco an arm of friendship and companionship.

Yes, no one could be trusted in the midst of all chaos but maybe, he could reach Jose.

“Play it safe, Marco. Leave no room for weakness.” Antonio instructed.

Weakness?

No way would he give room for such trifling emotion to overtake him again.
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