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Cracks in the Facade
Words: 2984 · Source Novel:: The Brittle Balance
As Cain’s digging threatens those who climbed to power, Mayor Harold Voss—the original developer—becomes desperate. A journalist who received an anonymous evidence package is found dead in a staged suicide. Cain’s true identity, Ethan Adams, Aaron’s younger brother who escaped the demolition and built a fortune overseas, is uncovered by Pettway’s loyalists, leading to a failed attempt on his life.
Homecoming
Words: 1647 · Source Novel:: The Brittle Balance
Marcus Cain, a enigmatic real estate tycoon, announces the redevelopment of Oakwood Flats, the same scarred land where a 2005 demolition left Aaron Adams paralyzed and his father dead. Police Chief Pettway, the former officer who supervised the eviction, publicly welcomes the investment while privately sensing danger. Aaron, now wheelchair-bound, watches the news with wary hope.