C143 Open it

I repeated myself, my tone unwavering, "Kill Paul tonight." The name hung heavily between us, a name that represented a threat to the fragile peace we were trying to build.

Without waiting for a response from Obin, I abruptly hung up the phone. The call had been made, and the wheels of a dark and irreversible plan were set in motion.

As I turned away from the balcony and reentered the room