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ling?" I asked, crou
the alley smelled like the smell
s from his face. "That's... not possible, ri
still open, but I could see the tiss
s hugging each other scared. Seeing no reaction from the body, I stood up and kick
ead. The body doesn't heal after death," I mumbled, gr
aybe synthetic enhancers?" His voice always had that hopeful, bouncy rhythm in it.
an obvious but faint imprint on a brick like a handprint. It didn't look like that of a human, because it wa
nto the front of my phon
"Are you out of your damn mind? This isn't a time to
itting me...it hurt
ared at him. "Sti
Marcus said, holding it up in a plastic bag. "Ben
to cover it. This w
again. Something's off. And not just
a little closer. "Yo
ired."
"You always
I'm alway
again, softer. "Well... if you ever want company for
re you asking me out
now! Obviously. Just... never mind." He laugh
wanted to hug him so bad. I snapped myself out of my thoughts quickly. T
ams," I said, kneeling
quest. I know your n
watching me
ed to walk back tow
t going back to the body because it actually had a scent. I couldn't describe it ex
ks o
saw something. Near the edge of the alley wall, beneath a crumpled cardboard box, something gleamed faint
a circle of gold. I had seen it before...somewhere...but where? Nothing clicked in
that corporation wore it. He was even famous for it. His executives had grey wol
ien Kael."
had politicians under his control. He was basically untouchable and adored
s straight. Yet somehow he was always near the ugliest events, murders an
y that shouldn't heal. I stood frozen in t
s asked, returning
"This case just got very, ve
s symbol, right? The guy w
ep
ike you poking ar
evously. "Good, all more reason to
s report was ready. W
l cause
ion due to dee
amples showed something else; a
e it out. They only told me that
n Kael buy a wild ani
tting warmer and warmer. I summed it up to the lack of sleep, but I caught Marcus
?" he asked, stepping
ine," I snapp
sad. "You don't have to figure it out
too soft for thi
t make me hard. I'm more of an
d. He placed the coffee do
s connections came up again... his VIP clubs, hotels elite parties, places you didn't enter
its silence. It was a place where secrets got buried
his cufflink nea
mind me of something warm...nice
ub Umbra. I needed to find a way to get in and find proof to put that beast
path about to carry ou
el, watch