Chapter 35. Red Picket Fence (1)

[2020, August 5th. Imperium, Warlanda]

Keira and Kate sat across from Madz in her office as she finally gave them both a full picture of what exactly was going on.

Madz: In short, there have been three new seat number 12s within the last month and just like the original, they’re all dead.

Madz brought up images of the newly discovered bodies on her big screen.

Madz: Whitmore, Simpson, Greene, Veronica Hunter. To date, two thirds of the outer circle has been wiped out.

Kate: Looks like someone’s finally coming for you Madz and unlike with me, the gloves are off.

Kate leaned back in her chair in amusement.

Keira: You think it’s funny that someone’s trying to take seat number one through foul play? How do you bloody know it’s not her?

Madz came towards her daughters and sat down across from them behind her desk.

Madz: I don’t. Bringing Katherine in to help handle the situation is a calculated risk.

Kate: Need I remind both of