The Beginning

The sun dipped below the horizon, casting a deep purple hue across the cityscape. Ezra navigated his sleek, expensive hovercar through the streets, the engine humming with restrained power.

The drive from his office at Ascendant Capital to his new mansion on the outskirts of the city was a time for reflection, a brief respite from the demands of his dual life. The assassination attempt today even gave him more to think on.

As the city lights faded behind him, the landscape shifted to a more serene, tree-lined road. The gate of the mansion stood ahead, its silhouette framed by tall trees that whispered as it swayed in the evening breeze. Genesis had been the one to suggest the mansion stating that she'd had a memorable fight inside of it. And with the owner dead, it had been easy for them to buy it.