… The Night Watchers stepped through. Their bodies looked like shadows stretched into human shape. Aduke bowed …

… “You don already kill one persin. Wetin remain?” “Don’t fucking test me.” “Small play. But how …

… “Forget what I said earlier. The job just got bigger.” A pause. “Double the pay big.” …

The morning sun filtered through sheer white curtains, spilling gold across Nadia’s silk bedsheets. Her room was …