The heavy steel door of the apartment remained slightly ajar, a silent witness to the cowardice of the Montgomery Clan. From the vantage point of the living room, Liam Livingston and Warren West both watched as the retreating figures of Vanessa Sterling and Serena Montgomery vanished into the stairwell.
Warren West let out a jagged, hysterical laugh, the fruit knife trembling in his hand. "Do you see that, Liam? Do you see how fast they ran? To them, you aren't a hero. You're a decoy. A piece of disposable meat left behind to buy them a few extra seconds of life."
Liam stood perfectly still, his silhouette framed by the flashing blue and red lights of the police cruisers below. His face was a mask of absolute serenity, a sharp contrast to the chaotic energy radiating from Warren. "I've l
