Morning broke over the city, but peace was the last thing that came with the rising sun.
Chaos spread like wildfire as news ripped through the streets. Phones rang off the hook in newsrooms, government offices, and civilian homes. Headlines flashed across every channel. Reporters stood at crime scenes and outside precincts, their voices echoing the same unbelievable narrative.
The cousin of the police chief—Sam Michelle—had been brutally murdered inside the precinct.
Not in a dark alley. Not during a chase. Not in a trap.
Inside the most secure law enforcement building in the city.
But what rattled everyone more was how it happened. The killer had walked in like a shadow, took out multiple officers without killing them, slit Sam's throat with surgical precision, and left without a trace. Eight more officers were found tied up on the rooftop—bound and gagged like criminals.
It was a humiliation. An insult. A challenge.
