Ashes of Our Flame
Episode 4: "His Father's Eyes"
Kara didn't leave the party. She followed Adrian.
Through marble halls and private elevators, past silent guards and mirrored walls. Every step closer to him felt like a step deeper into enemy territory.
The afterparty wasn't a party at all.
It was a private lounge—dim lights, smoke curling in the air, laughter low and laced with something feral.
Power lived here. And it wore designer suits and bulletproof smiles.
Adrian led her to a secluded booth. "Drink?"
"No. I came for the deal, remember?"
He smiled. "Direct. I like that."
A man in the corner raised his glass in Kara's direction. His stare was sharp, unsettling. Older. Colder.
"That's my father," Adrian said, watching her reaction.
Kara didn't blink. "He has your eyes."
Adrian leaned in, his tone shifting. "He doesn't have my heart."
"Do you have one?" she asked softly.
He chuckled. "Touché."
Tessa's voice came through again. "That's Marcus Vale, Kara. The Marcus Vale. You're one table away from the devil."
Kara exhaled slowly. "Then it's time to smile for hell."
Adrian placed a folder on the table. "Inside is what I want. Information. A leak. Quietly done."
She stared at it. "And what do I get?"
He looked at her like she was the most dangerous thing in the room. "Protection. Access. Power."
A beat of silence.
Then Kara said, "Throw in truth. Real truth. About your father. About the past."
Adrian's smile faded.
"You don't want the truth," he said. "You want justice."
"Same thing," Kara replied.
He slid the folder closer. "Then welcome to the fire."
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To be continued in Ep
isode 5…
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