At the multimillionaire’s wife’s funeral, a homeless girl pointed at the casket and screamed, “She’s not dead! I saw him lock her in!” The husband sneered, “Get this lunatic out of here.” But when the lock broke and the lid slid open, what lay inside made the entire crowd freeze in terror…

at a time, abandoning stealth for speed. I kicked the fire door open. It slammed against the concrete wall with a thunderous crack.

The fourteenth floor was entirely open to the elements, lacking walls or windows. The wind whipped rain across the vast expanse. At the far edge, near a sheer drop into the abyss of the city, was a single metal chair.

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