Chapter 16: After the set ROMAN She played toward him all week and on Thursday she played the new passage […]

Chapter 15: The angriest set INES Her mother called on a Sunday and confirmed three things. First: yes, Eugenia had

Chapter 14: What she found ROMAN She asked him about the family history on the fifteenth briefing. Not with the

Chapter 13: Celestine’s reading INES The Garden District house became something she visited regularly. Not every week — Celestine had

Chapter 12: Territory pressure ROMAN A rival clan from Baton Rouge sent three scouts into the Noir’s lower wards on

Chapter 11: The Noir’s private levels INES The Garden District house on Thursday afternoon was not what she’d expected, which

Chapter 10: What the panther says ROMAN Celestine told him at the end of the week. She waited until Sunday

Chapter 9: The city’s layers INES He began taking her through the city. Not the tourist layer — she’d known

Chapter 8: No category ROMAN Her music was different up close. He’d known it would be. Three years of hearing

Chapter 7: The full set INES She noticed him on Tuesday. Not the first time — she’d been aware on