Chapter 6

CHAPTER 6

“Humans are cruel, and everyone has darkness in their hearts that leads to bad things to happen; some more than others.”

–Timothy Long

MELODY POV

Elegant piano taps played softly in the background, interluding with the disturbing clanging of knives and forks against the Chinese plates.

The steady breeze of a summer evening acted as a pacifier, brushing off my shoulder gently with it's fingers massaging my scalp. The flames from the lanterns and candles danced with ease in their cradles on the stone patio, embracing the wash of the soft blast.

Aside from the loud chewing sounds and loud hums and murmurs that made me think of planting a knife in someone's palm, it was really a beautiful night.

The plan had been simple, too simple for the words.

Get the Rothschilds hooked on us, fund one of their campaigns, and make them win the elections by nook or crook. I had expected some obstacle, a few restraints along the way, and some bloody convincing for it to go down, but then nop