Gemotions

The estate agent had been dismissive, focusing on the ‘potential’ of the property. Now, sitting on the porch swing, Alex reread the file: a wealthy family, wiped out in a home invasion. The details were brutal. The house felt tainted. He imagined the fear, the desperation. He'd been betrayed, lied to, used. His own life had become a shambles.

He called up his former business associates. It was time to deal with some loose ends. He started with a fire.

The smoke billowed, a grim spectacle against the twilight sky.