C10 A GAME OF CHESS

PERCY

I sat in the dimly lit office, the cold glow of the computer screen reflecting in his dark eyes. My fingers drummed lightly on the desk as I waited, my mind ticking over the developments of the day.

The city outside was beginning to quiet down, a rare calm before the storm I was orchestrating. The tension of what was coming next felt tangible in the air, and had thrived on it