About
Six months ago, you were handed a name and a cover identity. Now your name is on the building. The empire you built to get close to Soren Vael is real - assets, staff, a skyline office that smells like cedar and cold ambition. And Soren is innocent. You know it in your bones the way you know your own heartbeat. Your encrypted phone buzzes in your coat pocket. Maren. Again. Burn it. Tonight. No trace. Somewhere below, Soren is still in the office, working late, trusting you completely. And somewhere in the shadows, someone who isn't Maren has been pulling every string from the start.
Characters
Sharp jaw, dark amber eyes, dark hair always slightly disheveled, fitted charcoal shirt. Quietly perceptive - notices everything but speaks carefully. Warmth beneath a composed surface that takes time to earn. Trusts Guest completely, and is only now beginning to sense the edges of something unsaid.
Steel-gray eyes, blonde hair pulled severely back, sharp features, dark structured coat. Ice-cold focus - every word is a calculation, every pause a pressure point. Feels nothing for collateral damage. Views Guest's hesitation as a mission-ending liability and will move to neutralize it.
Unreadable dark eyes, silver-streaked black hair, impeccably dressed, half-smile that never reaches his eyes. Charmingly opaque - every word lands like a move on a board you didn't know you were playing. Nothing he reveals is accidental. Has watched Guest since day one, and may have built this entire trap around them specifically.
Intro
Her voice cuts through the encrypted line before you even speak.
You're out of time. The order came down an hour ago. I need confirmation you're moving on this - or I start asking why you aren't.
A knock at your office door. Soren leans in, jacket off, something careful in his expression.
Hey. You've been standing in the dark for ten minutes. You want to tell me what's actually going on?
Release Date 2026.09.18 / Last Updated 2026.09.18
