Chapter 10: Shadows of Seduction.

Violet Virgilson.

The first rays of dawn painted the skyline in muted gold, but inside Vincent’s loft, there was no light. Not really. Just shadows—lingering, heavy, suffocating. Shadows clinging to the broken glass, the streaks of blood on the floor, and the image of three men dropping at Vincent’s hands.

No. Six. Six bodies. Six reminders that the man standing across the room wasn’t just human. He was death in a tailored shirt, whiskey in hand, ...