Her ObsessionChapter 166
Her Obsession
Chapter 166
How He Hunts. DiegoConnor calls it surveillance. That’s a polite word for stalking with purpose. He caught a whisper that Ricci’s been sniffing around our shipping lanes again, trying to find a weakness or buy loyalty from people who should know better. The job’s simple enough watch, record, report. No interference. No blood. Just eyes on the target. I said yes because he asked, but if I’m being honest, I didn’t need the order. I’ve been watching Ricci anyway. There’s something rotten about him. Always has been The way he smiles like he’s already gotten away with something Men like that forget someone’s always watching. Tonight, that someone’s me. I’ve been in the shadows for two hours now, crouched between the hedges and the side wall of his estate. It’s too clean, too neat for a man who moves in the filth of black markets and blood trades. His house is marble and symmetry, all show, no soul. Through the long dining room window, Ricci sits at the head of the table, glass of wine in hand, pretending to be civilised. His men flank him like overfed dogs, suits too tight across shoulders, knives hidden where manners should be. They talk business, though calling it that feels generous. Guns. Routes. Shipment delays. It’s dall background noise in a world where every deal bleeds the same. I’m almost ready to leave when she walks in.White blouse. Black pants, Heels that click against the marble like punctuation. She doesn’t move like she belongs there; she moves like she owns it. Her hair’s short, chin–length, dark brown, the kind of cut that says she’s too busy to care about being anyone’s accessory. She’s holding a folder, flipping through it as she walks, and she doesn’t glance at Ricci when she speaks. She doesn’t need to. Even from here, through glass and shadow, I can tell he listens to her.
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