Damian moved down the long corridor toward the Dean's office, his steps slow but deliberate. The message from Rapture still weighed heavy in his pocket, though he didn't need to look at his phone again. The words were already carved into his mind:
Remind Alvin Reed of his debt. The family hasn't forgotten.
He clenched his jaw. There was no choice. Orders from Rapture were not requests, and disobedience came with consequences he knew too well. Still, every step closer filled him with the kind of dread he rarely allowed himself to feel.
The Dean. Alvin Reed.
Once, the man had been a respected lawyer tied to the family, a man who thought he could step away clean. But nobody ever left the Blackwoods without leaving a part of themselves behind. And now, Damian had been sent to remind him of it.
