The soft hum of polite conversation filled the air at “The Gilded Lily,” a restaurant draped in muted elegance, far removed from Violet’s usual Tuesday nights. She nervously smoothed her dress, a splash of color in the dimly lit room, as Henry, her date, pulled out her chair with an easy smile. He was everything … Read more
The year is 2004. Dust hangs thick in the Ramadi air, clinging to everything like a shroud. A lone Humvee rumbles down a deserted street, its occupants ghosts in the making. Inside, a tense silence is broken only by the crackle of the radio. Sergeant Laerrus, eyes narrowed behind his wraparounds, barks orders to the … Read more
The sodium glare of Marseille bleeds across rain-slicked streets. A high-octane chase erupts, engines screaming as Lino, a ghost in the machine of the French underworld, pushes his souped-up ride to its limit. He’s after Areski, the venomous kingpin who slithered out of justice’s grasp, leaving bodies in his wake. Back at the precinct, Julia, … Read more
The harsh glare of the paparazzi flashbulbs fades as Lana Cruz steps off the private jet, back on Mexican soil, a world away from her Hollywood humiliation. Whispers follow her like shadows – “washed-up,” “scandal-ridden” – fueling her desperate need for a comeback. But the small town of her youth offers no red carpets, only … Read more
Rain lashes against the neon-streaked windows of a dilapidated high-rise as sirens wail in the distance. This is the city’s underbelly, where fortunes are made and lives are lost in the blink of an eye. A botched drug heist has sent shockwaves through the criminal network, and the only person standing between complete chaos and … Read more
Dust devils dance across the parched New Mexico landscape as Harland Rust, a name whispered in fearful tones, surveys the grim prison. Inside, his grandson Lucas awaits a hangman’s noose for a deed gone wrong. A crack of thunder mirrors the explosion that tears the prison walls asunder, Rust’s violent rescue begins. But freedom is … Read more
Crimson light pulses across a desolate, alien landscape. The skeletal remains of a space station loom, a stark monument to a massacre. Riya jolts awake inside a mangled escape pod, her memories fractured, a scream trapped in her throat. Silence, save for the wind whistling through broken metal, a chilling symphony of desolation. She stumbles … Read more
Dust devils danced across the parched plains of Redemption, Arizona, as the sun bled across the horizon, painting the sky in fiery hues. Sheriff John Dorsey, a man etched with worry lines deeper than the canyons, watched as U.S. Marshall Butch Hayden swaggered into town, a storm cloud of authority in his wake. Their target: … Read more
The rusted gates of Havenwood creak open, a symphony of decay welcoming Smoke and Stack back to the town they swore they’d left behind. Years etched on their faces, mirror images haunted by a past they can’t outrun. The air hangs thick with the scent of honeysuckle and something else, something rotten. Annie, the town’s … Read more
The city bleeds neon beneath a bruised twilight sky. Nathan Caine, a man strangely immune to pain, leads an unremarkable existence, until Sherry, the girl who painted color onto his monochrome world, vanishes. One minute she’s there, a flash of vibrant red lipstick and a shared nervous laugh; the next, just an echoing silence. As … Read more