The Man’s Decree – Chapter 6013

In Guest Reception Annex, Room A-3, Jared sat cross-legged on the floorboards, breath thin and even. Lines of starlight logic from the afternoon still echoed behind his eyelids.

He sifted through each point Rania had offered, fitting them into new openings in his larger plan.

A ripple brushed the edge of his mind. Footsteps, all light, all hurry, crossed the garden stones. The scent signature was unmistakable, Rania.

Stranger presences usually trailed her. Tonight he felt only the single spark that was her own.

Jared opened one eye.