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Chapter 87

Author: A.M Wynter.
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-28 18:04:56

The city stretched out before Adrian, a glittering maze of glass and steel, bathed in the golden hues of the late morning sun. From his office’s floor-to-ceiling windows, he could see everything—the bustling streets below, the towering skyscrapers, the illusion of control that came with standing above it all.

But today, the view held no meaning.

His mind was elsewhere.

His fingers tapped rhythmically against the polished office desk, his jaw set in a grim line. The events from earlier played on repeat in his mind, each detail sharpened to precision.

A bullet. A note. A silent promise of revenge.

Adrian wasn’t a man easily rattled. He had built an empire with his own hands, outmaneuvered rivals, crushed threats before they could materialize into real danger. But something about this—the patience, the precision, the personal nature of the warning—unsettled him.

Whoever was behind this wasn’t just sending a message. They were playing a game.

A game he hadn’t realized he was part of.

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