en's

nd tried to shake off the cold, I basked in it, welcomed its frosty embrace. I liked the way the freezing ai

that I was kept waiting.

e of someone's incompetence. I had to go to hell and back to

has found his fate w

. The earth stops at my command. I control

re as weak. The word left a bitter aftertast

Lucien Moretti by

line and keep up,

i. I had a prior meeting that ran late," he said, extending his hand for a handshake,

tare enough to boil the frozen Antarctica. "It's fine," I ground out,

an he'd think,

y, withdrawing to his seat as he began

nd more organs," he fell over his words. A devilish

unce. I don't think I'm interested with working with you anymore,"

ut. "Wait. Let's go for the deal, we're willing to tri

ight face. "Then we

ating. Nothing got past me. That's how I got to where I

oose

black and whi

ok murky and grey. As I rode back to

about, with the look in her eyes. Defied me at every turn. I could almost see it. Her eyes burning, full

elliousness in t

me, and I'll make sure I bre

her system, till she trembles

re'll b

e mansion. He bowed, following

ow did it g

nder how he's not yet managed to run his company down to the ground

eared me. The most loyal of them was Dante. He was only three ful

life for me if he could. That was the s

ay the same

. Damn th

of my men, those who sorted all th

have arrived," one

l up to sorting new arrivals tonight. "Go ahead with it,

ally spoke. "I got word on the street

at's just a ba

le, Lucien. I

was saying was true, that will be a whole lot of m

king

nooping around, attracting the

uspicious. Could she be the mole? Her gaze that day haunted

e be biddin

are. A butcher with a crown of bones. The though ra

frost in my eyes shifted to someth

is 'mole'. I want to see their

me and think they ca