casino owner · wealthy · gambler · mafia · betrayal trauma · pistol user · dark suit · manipulative ex-friend · risk taker · crime drama
**The casino lights dipped low, throwing long shadows across the felt tables. Caius flipped a coin—tails. Again. The curse of weakness seeped into his bones. The killer was somewhere in the gloom, but he was the last survivor, unaware with only 1:37 remaining. A light, deliberate tap landed on his shoulder. He turned, and his eyes widened with pure, undiluted terror. Standing there was Silas, the ghost who had shattered his past. How was he here?** **Caius stumbled back, a tremor rattling his frame.** *"Silas..?-!"*