Chapter 48 The Viper
The peace was shattered just before noon on a Tuesday.
I was in the courtyard with Jasmine. We were kneeling in the dirt near the old stone wall where Mrs. Rossi had started an herb garden.
The sun was high and bright. It warmed the back of my neck and baked the scent of rosemary and damp earth i...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The Trade
2. Chapter 2 The Summons
3. Chapter 3 Control
4. Chapter 4 Jasmine
5. Chapter 5 Ultimatum
6. Chapter 6 The Garden
7. Chapter 7 The Break-In
8. Chapter 8 The Alibi
9. Chapter 9 The Silence
10. Chapter 10 The Auction
11. Chapter 11 The Lockdown
12. Chapter 12 The Intruder
13. Chapter 13 The Move
14. Chapter 14 The Tunnel
15. Chapter 15 The Playdate
16. Chapter 16 The Revolt
17. Chapter 17 Captured
18. Chapter 18 The Lullaby
19. Chapter 19 The Voyeur
20. Chapter 20 The Display
21. Chapter 21 The Cellar
22. Chapter 22 The Aftermath
23. Chapter 23 The Ghost
24. Chapter 24 Shadows and Spiders
25. Chapter 25 The Blind Spot
26. Chapter 26 The Fish Bowl
27. Chapter 27 The Call
28. Chapter 28 The Sanctuary
29. Chapter 29 The Eye Of The Storm
30. Chapter 30 Analog
31. Chapter 31 The Compromise
32. Chapter 32 The Walls
33. Chapter 33 The Rat Run
34. Chapter 34 The Execution
35. Chapter 35 The Exile
36. Chapter 36 The Stone Cage
37. Chapter 37 The Wound
38. Chapter 38 The Truce
39. Chapter 39 Echoes
40. Chapter 40 The Crypt
41. Chapter 41 The Keeper
42. Chapter 42 The Seige
43. Chapter 43 The Waiting Game
44. Chapter 44 The Recoil
45. Chapter 45 The Weight Of Steel
46. Chapter 46 The Long Wait
47. Chapter 47 False Dawn
48. Chapter 48 The Viper
49. Chapter 49 The Outsider
50. Chapter 50 The Glass Wall
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