Whispers in the bayou... ░▒░ Down at the docks, they say the woman in the faded cotton dress stayed low beneath that creaking bed, listening as the butcher’s blade sang wet and cruel nearby. Sydney—the one with trembling hands—tried the door, but the rasping voice that followed wasn’t her killer’s; it was a cruel tease, like a snake coiling before the strike. ░▒
▒░ But the bayou never forgets. Lights flickered in the fog past the marina, whispers curling through moss and rust—ghost stories or Syndicate warnings wrapped in the hush of vanished fishermen and cursed cargo. The Silent Serpent’s reach runs deep, dragging shadows beneath Laveau’s rotting heart. ░▒
░▒░ Sheriff’s boy tipped his hat low when the tale surfaced, eyes narrowing like he saw more than he’d say. Question is—who’s really hunting, and who’s the prey this time? The ledger’s pages hold the answer, but the night keeps its secrets close. ░▒
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