The Price of a Wife

"I... I..." Nora stuttered, her vocal cords seizing.

The golden Glock remained pressed flat against Caleb’s temple. The metal gleamed under the harsh office lights. Valerio’s finger rested on the trigger, a casual, terrifying weight. He did not blink. He did not rush her. He simply waited for her to break.

Nora looked at her brother’s pale, sweat-drenched face, then at the dead, empty eyes of t