The Whisperer

ment. He stood in front of his evidence board, eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep. The wall was co

ext. He couldn't shake the feeling that he was missing something, something crucial. The W

d reaching instinctively for his gun. He took a deep bre

nation. "You look like hell," she said, stepping inside withou

he door behind her. "I'm close, Elena. I ca

her brow furrowing. "This isn't heal

apped, pacing the room. "He's always o

evidence. "Maybe you're looking at this the wrong way. What if The Whisper

taring at her. "

y clue, every message it's like he's pointing you in a specifi

racing. "He's leading me

e softening. "But maybe you do. Deep

the faces, the names, the places. And then it hit h

ut my mother," Lucas whispered, his heart

ime to face it, Lucas. Whatever it

so focused on catching The Whisperer that he hadn't

y a whisper. "I have to figure this

oom filled with the city's elite. Lucas adjusted his tie, feeling out of place

ark asked, standing beside h

t. "But I don't have a choice. If there's a

ded. "Alright. Just

. The anonymous tip had been vague, but it was all he ha

was tall, dark-haired, with a scar on his cheek. Lucas felt a surge of adrenali

r leaving the man. But as he got closer, the

wed the man down a narrow hallway, the noise of the gala

y ajar. Lucas's heart pounded in his ears as he ap

the only light coming from a single bulb hanging from the cei

ing. A figure stepped out of the shadows, a mask

lood turn to ice

ding chills down Lucas's spine. "Y

d, his hand still on his

f considering it. "And ruin the s

frustration boiling over.

their voice low and sinister. "But you're not

mask. "But don't worry. You're getting closer. Just keep fol

d through a door on the other side of the room. Lucas ran

gasps, his mind racing. The Whisperer was pl

is mind replaying the events of the night. The masked figure's words ech

circles. He felt like he was losing his grip on realit

perer, every case, every victim. There had to be som

he had disappeared so easily, almost as if he had known Lucas was coming

Whisperer wasn't just one person. It was a group, a network o

close to him

is colleagues. But now he wasn't sure who he could trust. He had to

is jaw set. He was going to bri

his heart heavy with exhaustion and frustrati

red everywhere. But it wasn't the chaos that caught his atte

nds trembling. He tore open the package, his

ept for a single word

laptop, his breath coming in shallow gasps. The

She looked around frantically, tears streaming down he

mocking. "I have a little game for you. Solve

He watched, helpless, as the screen went dark, h

hands. The Whisperer had taken his s