PART 1 CHAPTER 1: The Sound of Dignity Breaking The sound of paper tearing is surprisingly loud when a room is dead silent.…
Part 1 Chapter 1 The chandeliers of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Great Hall didn’t just shine; they dripped light like liquid diamonds,…
PART 1 CHAPTER 1: THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE Sarah Martinez stepped off the bus at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and the first thing…
PART 1 Chapter 1: The Fortress of Arrogance The glass shattered on the marble floor, but the sound was lost in the arrogant…
PART 1 Chapter 1: The Gold Standards Six hours earlier, the world had felt limitless. The Chicago Convention Center was a cavernous beast…
Chapter 1: The Ghost in the Machine You can learn a lot about a person by how they hold a menu. Some people…
PART 1 Chapter 1: The Noise Before the Silence The clang of steel hitting concrete echoed through the warehouse, sharp enough to cut…
PART 1 Chapter 1: The Golden Cage Medical experts had just declared his mother’s case hopeless. The billionaire accepted defeat until the maid’s…
Part 1: The Accusation and the Voice Chapter 1: The Cost of Silence The grand hall of the Hamilton Estate in Bel Air,…