The Limits of Mercy

Darius

The sound of the door opening echoed through the empty house, the metal hinges creaking sharply against the silence, and I did not move a single inch as the footsteps paused just outside the room.

A second later, the door opened fully.

The man standing at the entrance reached toward the wall and flipped the switch, and the white light flooded the room in an instant.

The moment the light cam