Flames Over Manhattan
The night sky above Manhattan glowed orange as flames devoured the upper floors of a tall apartment building on Fifth Avenue.
Sirens wailed, police pushed back crowds, and firefighters shouted into their radios. Yet all eyes were fixed on the twelfth-floor window where a young boy stood trapped.
His name was Ethan Whitmore—the only child of billionaire Richard Whitmore. Ethan’s pale face pressed against the glass, coughing as firelight flickered behind him.
His father had just arrived in a black SUV, still in a tailored suit, shouting at firefighters and offering blank checks. But no amount of money could slow the growing fire.
