The Mark They Feared, The Legacy That Ruined Them

closed the file slowly.

His fingers brushed against the edge.

And then—

A faint smile appeared.

Not kind.

Not cruel.

But something far more unsettling.

Intentional.

“Yes,” he said quietly.

“Let them come.”

The shadows lengthened across the room as the door clicked shut behind her. Lucas remained motionless for a long moment, the city lights flickering through continue reading …