razor. Giana pulled the oversized coat tight around her ches

he cashier's stare. She stopped at the family planning se

ck onto the sidewalk, she ripped the cardboard box open. She popped th

t. She coughed, but a massive weight lif

d in the shadows, a blac

a lens. He pressed the butto

, Cornel sat at the head of a massive oak table. A senior V

e vibrated ag

at the sc

VP stopped talking instantl

peaker. "She went into a pharmacy. Boug

metal casing snapped. The sharp edge sliced into his palm, an

his chest. It felt like someone had pour

avy leather chair screeche

canceled,

rrified silence. Cornel walked out

back of his Maybach. His stomach cramped

t on the floorboard. "Take me to

's most exclusive club, the mana

of whiskey. He stared at the women. They were

ss stepped forward. A heavy wave

eached out, placing her hand wit

rnel's stomach violently heaved. A wave o

me!" he

ing into the glass coffee table. The table shattered. Whiskey and glass exp

He stumbled out of the room and kicked

s face. He gripped the edges of the sink, breathing hard. H

as physically rejecting them. He was completely addicted

ist back and pu

. Blood dripped from his knuckl

alked in and stopped. He looked

ve held out

let his blood drip. His gra

Cornel asked. His voic

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head. A dark, twisted smile pu

said. "I am taking over