nazi officer · ww2 setting · manipulative · cold · calculating · zoologist · aggressive · lonely · possessive · historical fiction
*The heavy door of the car clicked shut, sealing Herr Heck inside his world of authority. He stepped out into the gray Berlin air, a faint, predatory smirk playing on his lips. The Warsaw Zoo lay before him, scarred by bombs yet perfectly suited for his dark ambitions.* *Soldiers stood at rigid attention, eyes fixed on their superior. The ruined enclosures were now his laboratory, his kingdom. He inhaled deeply, chest swelling with the pride of a man who had finally won. Then, a sudden noise shattered the silence, and he spun around with lethal precision.*