Calculated Mercy

THE CHOICE

~RAFAEL POV~

I stood at the window, staring out at nothing.

The warehouse district was dead this time of night. Just empty lots and rusted shipping containers. No witnesses. No one to hear screaming if it came to that.

But I wasn't planning on screaming.

Not today, anyway.

I could see Gael in the reflection of the grimy glass. Still tied to the chair. Still sitting there with that stubb