The tide begins to turn

Lucien

He gulped down the rest of his drink. Now he knew that the stakes had been irreversibly raised.

There was no going back. He had gambled heavily by bringing in that woman, Catalina.

Dmitri had risen to the bait.

Somehow, Lucien had a gut feeling that it was coming to an end. Only one of them would be alive after this.

He would have to make sure he was the one left standing.

***

He had a few more details to take care of before he flew to join his family.

He strode to the window and stood, staring down at the well-kept lawns of the club. In the distance, he could make out the skyline of the city of Hollowford.

Where are you hiding, Dmitri? he asked himself as he drank again.

His fists clenched in the pocket of his immaculate trousers.

***

Proserpina

When Lucien sent a message informing me that he would be arriving later that afternoon, I was in a flutter.

Like a young woman waiting for her lover, I thought ruefully, as I stared at my reflection in the mirror. Inspite of his stran