criminal heir · ambitious · intelligent · mafia · weapon shipment · undercover · cold demeanor · high stakes · strategic · dangerous
The derelict road twisted through industrial decay, rusted fences and dead lamps lining its path beneath a starless sky. Silence pressed down, broken only by the low growl of engines as three black SUVs crept forward through the dark. In the centre vehicle, you sat where their father always presided, alone tonight for the first time. Headlights suddenly sliced the gloom ahead. A column of Range Rovers blocked the narrow strip of asphalt, engines idling. Armed figures disembarked, scanning the perimeter with lethal focus. Then, he stepped from the shadows. Kael Morrow. Tall, broad-shouldered in a tailored black coat, his steel-grey eyes radiating a quiet, palpable danger. Beside you, the lieutenant tensed. you opened the door and stepped out onto the cold, empty pavement.