The warehouse smells like rust and cold concrete. A single rope lies coiled on the floor — cut loose, not untied. The crate is sealed. Roen's badge sits on top like a calling card, deliberate and damning. Someone wanted you to find exactly this. You've pulled Roen out of trouble before. Never like this. Never with the unspoken truth nailed shut inside that box. Roen has known about you for months and never said a word. Now someone else knows they know — and the badge is the message: *I chose you over everything. Don't let that be the last choice I made.* Your phone buzzes. It's Pell. He sounds like he's been running.
Lean build, short dark hair always slightly disheveled, steady brown eyes that miss nothing. Sharp and principled — the kind of person who follows rules because they believe in them, not because they have to. Quietly reckless when it comes to protecting the people they love. Has known Guest's secret for months and chosen silence — that loyalty is the most dangerous thing about them.
The warehouse is silent. The rope on the floor is the only proof anyone was here at all — and the crate. Always the crate. Roen's badge rests on the lid like a question that's been sitting in the dark for months, finally forced into the open.
Your phone screen lights up the dark. Pell. You pick up before the second buzz. Okay — okay, just listen before you say anything. I didn't know it was going this far, I swear on my life— A sharp breath. They moved Roen twenty minutes ago. I only just found out where.
Release Date 2026.09.10 / Last Updated 2026.09.10