The Donut Shop

Blackmail, Greed, and the Perfect Score—Until It All Goes Terribly Wrong.

A Short Story. Larry thought he had it all figured out—running a quiet little blackmail operation from the donut shop, squeezing money out of desperate victims who never saw him coming. With his two dim-witted associates, Mikey and Trev, they overhear a conversation about a multi-million-dollar deal, and see their chance to cash in big. Unfortunately, they have no idea who they’re dealing with.

Enter Strike—a ruthless criminal kingpin who doesn’t take kindly to amateurs sniffing around his business. When Mikey and Trev go missing, Larry realizes he’s in over his head. Soon, his once-profitable scheme unravels, and his past victims start showing up, one by one, watching. Waiting.

As paranoia sets in and the walls close around him, Larry finds himself trapped in a nightmare of his own making. But is it all in his head? Or has his time finally run out?

A gritty, tension-filled crime thriller that will keep you on edge until the very end.