Elegance in Ruin
The Crimson Cipher
The Handbag That Changed Everything The handbag she clutched wasn’t just a fashion statement. It…
An Elegance in Ash and Amber
The Model Geneva Bishop had always moved through the world as if she owned it.…
The Midnight Exchange
The Deal She crossed the street with measured steps, her heel clicks swallowed by the…
The Woman in the Camel Coat
Shadows and Secrets She approached the heavy oak doors of the cathedral, her structured brown…
The Stranger in the Mirror
The Job Two weeks earlier, Amira had been approached by a reclusive billionaire. She met…
The Scarlet Cipher
Chapter 1: The Briefcase It was the kind of September morning that smelt like faintly…
A Walk in the Mirage
The Stranger on the Corner At the corner of Emporia and Glassway, Mira spotted him.…
The Mustard Stratagem
Prologue: A Fashionable Coup The air in Milan was thick with murmurs of anticipation. The…
The Gray Thread
Beneath the Facade The memory clung to Lydia as she walked into the building’s marble…
The Green Lily Syndrome
Clues in the Concrete Jungle Lily stopped outside a nondescript boutique squeezed between two looming…