CHAPTER 3: THE KINGDOM STARTS TO FALL
A sudden sound—glass breaking in the hallway.
One of Marcus’s men shouted:
“Movement in the closet!”
Silence snapped.
Vincent and Elena froze.
Footsteps approached.
Slow.
Deliberate.
Elena pressed Vincent deeper into the shadows, her body blocking him completely.
The closet door handle turned.
Vincent’s breathing stayed steady.
A trained killer doesn’t panic.
He waits.
The door creaked open—
And Elena moved first.
Fast.
Silent.
A sharp strike.
The intruder collapsed without a sound.
Inside the room, Marcus turned sharply.
“What was that?!”
Chaos erupted.
Elena grabbed Vincent’s arm.
“For the first time in your life,” she whispered,
“You follow me.”
May you like
Vincent hesitated only a second.
Then nodded.
