Chapter 5 : Ghosts In The Dark
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Lucian dismissed the guards with a single glance.
The warehouse emptied within seconds.
Only he and Elena remained.
The silence felt heavier than the fight itself.
Rain hammered against the metal roof overhead.
Neither spoke first.
Lucian studied her.
Patiently.
Dangerously.
The same way a chess player studies a board before sacrificing a piece.
"You move like military," he finally said.
Elena crossed her arms.
"And you test people instead of asking questions."
A faint smile touched his lips.
"Questions invite lies."
His gaze dropped briefly to the bruising on her shoulder.
Then returned to her face.
"Painful?"
The concern sounded genuine.
That somehow made it worse.
"I've had worse."
"I know."
The answer came too quickly.
Elena's heartbeat slowed.
That wasn't an assumption.
That was knowledge.
"What exactly do you know about me, Moretti?"
For the first time, Lucian looked away.
Toward the storm outside.
When he spoke again, his voice was quieter.
"Less than I'd like."
Something about the answer felt honest.
Before Elena could respond, another figure entered the warehouse.
A tall man wearing a charcoal suit.
Silver hair.
Cold eyes.
Lucian's expression hardened instantly.
Interesting.
The newcomer handed over a tablet.
"No names," the man said. "But we intercepted communications."
Lucian scanned the information.
His jaw tightened.
A rare crack in his composure.
"What is it?" Elena asked.
The silver-haired man glanced at her disapprovingly.
Lucian ignored him.
"Someone placed a contract."
Ice settled in Elena's stomach.
She already knew that.
The problem was what came next.
Lucian lifted his eyes.
Straight to hers.
"A very expensive contract."
The world seemed to stop moving.
"Against me."
Elena forced herself to remain calm.
Professional.
Unshaken.
Inside, panic whispered through her veins.
Because she suddenly understood something horrifying.
Lucian wasn't looking for a traitor anymore.
He was hunting the assassin.
And every step he took was bringing him closer to her.
Closer to the truth.
Closer to the moment when one of them would be forced to pull the trigger.
Outside, thunder shook the city.
Inside, Elena realized the game had officially begun.
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