PART 1: The Paper Tiger I was twenty-three years old, bulletproof, and convinced that the sun rose and set specifically to shine…
PART 1: THE CHOKE HOLD “You don’t belong here, sweetheart. Go back to the admin desk where girls like you are useful.”…
PART 1: The Ghost in the Dive Bar The neon sign of The Anchor & Anchor buzzed like a dying insect, casting…
PART 1 The coffee cup didn’t just fall; it was launched. One moment, it was warm paper against my cold fingertips, a small…
Chapter 1: The Invisible Woman The wind didn’t just blow that night; it screamed. It was a sound that tore through the…
Courtroom 3 of the Hamilton District Court was a vessel of held breath. The morning light, strained through tall, dusty windows, seemed to…
Chapter 1: The Ghost in the Machine The copper-colored sun was dying behind the thick clouds, casting long, bruising shadows across Woodbury…
PART 1: THE KILL BOX The Kunar Valley doesn’t look like a graveyard at dawn. It looks like a painting—jagged peaks washed in…
Chapter 1: The Ghost in the Corner The morning fog rolled thick off the Atlantic, blanketing the streets of Port Haven in…
PART 1: THE GHOST IN THE RAIN They told me to wait in the rain while the “real” snipers handled business. I…