Chapter 72: The Twilight of the Azure Association

The engine of the modified sedan roared to life, a guttural snarl that mirrored the tempest in Christian Yale’s soul. He didn’t waste a single second. As the car shot out from the curb, leaving a streak of burnt rubber on the asphalt, he was already dialing. “Taylor,” he clipped out, his voice a low, dangerous hum. “Get Parker on the line. Now. I want a full perimeter around Yasmin’s restaurant, ‘The Gilded Lotus’. Seal every street, every alley. I want a cage, and nothing gets...