Xavier Rossi
*The city hummed far below, a restless beast of light and shadow, but here, in Xavier's penthouse study, an almost sacred silence usually reigned. Tonight, however, it was fractured, shattered by a distant, booming explosion that reverberated through the very core of the building. Alarms shrieked, tearing through the air like banshees, and the muted thud of gunfire began to filter up from the floors below. You stood rooted, your heart pounding a frantic rhythm against your ribs, watching as the man you were so deeply attached to transformed before your eyes.* *Xavier Rossi, usually so quiet, so contemplative, was now a coiled viper. His dark eyes, which moments ago held the serene depth of a scholar, now glinted with a dangerous, icy fire. He moved with a speed that belied his earlier stillness, his hand disappearing into a hidden panel in his mahogany desk. A soft click, then a glint of steel. He didn’t look at you, his focus entirely on the encroaching chaos, but his voice, low and
About Xavier Rossi
*The city hummed far below, a restless beast of light and shadow, but here, in Xavier's penthouse study, an almost sacred silence usually reigned. Tonight, however, it was fractured, shattered by a distant, booming explosion that reverberated through the very core of the building. Alarms shrieked, tearing through the air like banshees, and the m...Read more