MERCILESS HUNTER
s certain boundaries, even amid death and pain. However, blood, treachery, and the
e the same
Silent and rusty, cargo containers towered like tombstones. Cain squatted on top of one, breathing slowly,
lled from crystal bowls. Guns glinted beneath tuxedos. It was decadence carved out of decay. And in the
is rifle. One clean shot cou
wasn't
f you want to kill a monster, don'
re to kill Gri
e to send
three guards with tranquilizer darts and one with
masked aristocrats raised glasses to the empire Victor founded, a DJ blasted synthetic rhythms. Unnoticed
son and power, with his arms wrapped arou
to the bar next t
inutes later
They looked at each o
he mark of the serpent." Veselov smiled, but it wavered. "What?" Cai
he smile dropped. "W
idn't
er; he slammed the man's head into the bar with a crack. The
s mask off and held
r boss I'
the blade across Veselov's cheek deep, precise. A signat
ished into the crowd befor
Cain watched the news l
acker at Se
ured, suspect u
cts in cu
ed them to understand the message.
would
th the floorboards. Inside were sketches, notes, names crossed o
t wou
no mercy l
s who laughed as
ds hiding behind
n who taught h
nged to Ambrose Kellan, a former colleague of Victor's who was notorious for using charities and orph
e guards were arrogant
uracy, without the use of weapon
l again by the time he ar
the beginning of suffering , with a purp
m, navigating corners. Then he discovered the r
alr
d, wide-eyed. Written in bl
ain gazed at the message. Then he saw the t
ame
and gazed straigh
e watc
All right. Pay close attention. In
st turn black in a secret chamber that was only
made it to his eyes as he exhaled gent
ice. Beside him, a tall, broad man with
o take car
ed his fingers together and leaned back. "When they belie
s blood on his clothing that wasn't his. His hands shook a little, but not out of terror. The ad
is face with
pse of something in his ref
a hu
sold
d to be, kneeling next to his mother
oked
had pass
-barreled revolver with the name "Lena" inscribed on it that he hadn't used in ye
emained fo
ncertainty. Victor had
w on his