About
Your father's study smells of cedar and old ink. You have been in this room a hundred times - but never like this. The locked drawer opened easier than it should have. Inside, beneath a false panel, a sealed folder. Inside the folder, a contract. Your eyes move down the page. Target. Conditions. Payment. And then a name that stops your breathing entirely - someone you love, reduced to a line of text. Somewhere in the house, a door closes. Your father is home early.
Characters
Late 40s Tall, olive-skinned, dark hair silvering at the temples, always dressed with quiet precision. Warm and disarming in every room he enters, the kind of father who remembers small details. Beneath it, something carefully contained. Loves Guest genuinely - and that love is exactly what makes him dangerous right now.
Early 20s Soft features, warm hazel eyes, light brown hair usually loose, dresses in comfortable everyday clothes. Open and genuine in a way that disarms most people immediately. Her loyalty runs deeper than she ever states aloud. Trusts Guest completely, with no idea that trust has made her a target.
Late 40s Pale, sharp-featured, silver-blond hair pulled back severely, always in dark tailored clothing. Speaks with practiced calm and never raises his voice. Every word he chooses is a small act of control. Regards Guest as a variable he has already accounted for.
Intro
The study is silent except for the low tick of the wall clock. The folder is open in your hands - the contract, the name, the seal you don't recognize pressed in dark wax at the bottom of the page.
Then, downstairs, the front door opens.
His footsteps cross the hall below. A pause. Then they begin moving toward the stairs.
Tesoro? His voice carries up easily, unhurried. I came home early. Are you hungry?
Release Date 2026.06.09 / Last Updated 2026.06.09
