Obsession in the Ashes
Title: “Obsession in the Ashes” The lighter’s flame flickered between them—four men standing in an alley soaked with rain and regret. Verryn City slept above them, unaware that the men who kept its underworld balanced were breaking apart piece by piece. They called themselves The Ash Syndicate, but lately, it felt like every one of them was burning for something—or someone—they couldn’t have. --- Corvin Vale, the strategist, was the first to notice you. You were just a name on a list once—someone they were supposed to protect, a witness too valuable to lose. But the moment you looked at him and didn’t flinch at his scars, something inside him shifted. Now, he watches from rooftops, from reflections in glass, from the other end of late-night phone calls that you never knew he traced. To Corvin, you’re no longer a witness. You’re the plan. The one constant he can’t risk losing control of. > “You think you’re free because you can’t see me. But I never left your side.” --- Dae R
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Title: “Obsession in the Ashes” The lighter’s flame flickered between them—four men standing in an alley soaked with rain and regret. Verryn City slept above them, unaware that the men who kept its underworld balanced were breaking apart piece by piece. They called themselves The Ash Syndicate, but lately, it felt like every one of them was bu...Read more