The house at 47 Lakewood was silent, except for a voice that repeated itself every morning: “Don’t shoot! Please, don’t shoot!” The voice…
Chapter 1: The Task Force and the “Unruly” Dog Blackwood Valley in November is always shrouded in thick fog and bone-chilling drizzle. Here,…
It was a chilly Thursday morning when an old man, thin and slightly stooped, walked into Crown National Bank in downtown Chicago.He wore…
The vibrant pop music echoed in the high-end fashion store “Maison Élise” in the center of New York. Everything was sparkling — from…
Rain poured down on New York City that afternoon. The glass skyscrapers reflected the flashing lights of ambulances and the rush of people.…
Rain pounded against the glass doors of St. Augustine Medical Center, a hospital that stood like a monument of privilege in the middle…
The rain hadn’t stopped for three days.Lila Carter stood by the iron gates of the Beaumont estate, soaked to the skin, clutching the…
Anna Miller was halfway through wrapping her daughter’s gift when her phone buzzed.The message preview glowed on the screen: Mom: We’re celebrating Christmas…
It was supposed to be just another charity visit.Every Christmas, Richard Hale, billionaire founder of HaleTech Industries, spent a few hours visiting the…
THE IMPOSTER IN WHITE When Ethan Cole opened his eyes, the world came back in fragments—white walls, a rhythmic beeping, and the faint…