Unraveling Deceit

Over an hour later, in the basement of a private self-built house on the outskirts of the west side of the city, Dante lounged carelessly in a chair, his head lowered, fiddling with a metal lighter.

Stray strands of hair fell loosely over his brow, casting a shadow over his eyes.

Despite not having done anything yet, the oppressive aura emanating from him was so intense that Bessie and her daughte