Love Within The Shadows

A Shadowe

vers adjusted the hood of her jacket, her heart pounding as she pressed herself against the damp brick wall. Her breath

iet confidence, his sharp eyes scanning his surroundings as if he knew he was being watched. Monica's fingers tightened around the small d

would get her first real glimpse of t

or a second before darting into traffic, weaving between honking vehicles to keep up. Her mind was a tangle of

ace, her boots slapping against the pavement. She r

d. "Yeah. He's heading toward the dock

he replied, "S

's desperate screams, and her father's blood staining the floor. And standing among the

of his car as he watched the city lights blur p

wly. It wasn't

his driver asked, glanci

ent too many years in the underbelly of this city to be rattled by a

decay. The car slowed, and he stepped out, pulling his coat tighter against the night's chill. He made

e had waited for. She inhaled sharply, then moved, swift and silent as a ghost. She reached hi

ing from a few flickering overhead lights. Gad stood in the ce

ard, raising her da

w the subtle shift in his

led my p

nd for a brief second, confusion flickered across his features b

retend you don't know. I saw you that n

errupted, his voice calm, measured. "But

nty in his voice. It wasn't the reaction of a ma

r tightening. "Because I've spent the last ten year

oment before he exhaled. "Yo

second, catching her wrist and twisting it just enough to make her drop the

d. "But revenge won't give y

eathing hard. "And what

ho set that fire. The one w

lled. "What a

ow in that room that night. If you want justice, you need to stop l

possible? Had she been chasing

ed piece of paper. "When you're ready for the tru

ing Monica standing amidst the dust and sh