Whispers in the bayou... ░▒░ They say down at the docks, a pale, bruised woman was found laid out in the chill of an open freezer—her naked skin shining faint under dim light, a crude heart carved on her breast, a paper ship stuffed between bloodless lips. The silence hung heavy like thick bayou mist, and the knife wounds spoke louder than any scream. ░▒
▒░ But that wasn’t all stirring in this fog-choked town. Over at Laveau, a man with trembling hands was held fast, his stitches ripped open as a blade carved into his forehead; he sobbed, trying to crawl away, only to be slammed back down, broken and dazed beneath the low light’s glare. ░▒
░▒░ The woman on the balcony watched it all with a tight, unreadable expression—eyes narrowing as the night folded deeper into shadow. Nobody’s saying what she’s thinking, but they all know the Syndicate’s ledger grows heavier with blood—and questions that burn beneath the skin. ░▒
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