WHERE BROKEN HEARTS LEAD

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of the secrets hanging in the air. Zion and Lyra moved in shadows, beneat

ookstore, untouched since the day he vanished from the force. Zion picked t

ust-except for a small desk in the c

e looking fo

Antwon kept hidden. Something that connects th

was a leather-bound notebook. The pages were filled with messy scra

ame crescent moon with

gently, eyes scann

ing. "Councilman Vey. He's still a

entry

sings.' Paid off the hospitals, the morgue. If a

ghtened. "He's

ame next: find Ve

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his estate. Midnigh

ck, slipping past the fence and dis

strewn across his desk, liquor glass ha

upposed to be dea

t a lot," Z

hadows. Her eyes glowed

kward. "No... it'

ed answers. Tell us what y

y b

id it was protection. That the city needed sacrifices.

" Zion asked.

t make the news." Vey wept. "Antwon found out. He said he'd e

lt the r

coldly. "Do y

ies in case he didn't make it. I hid them in the basement

ame a voice fr

nd Lyra

ctive

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says you're off the leas

exploded i

st, and Lang fired two shots-one strik

back, and clipped

drop

ind Lang, whispering

eyes rolled bac

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permanent,

at her. "We n

the drives fr

s no longer j

had a nam

the whole city

le R

n clipse of

save the city w

thought

ffer for the stub

o be here

se and make ev

the little gir

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kes of

had to b

a hero it was

needed t

igh had a conversation with the crescent cult

ly needed

w time wasn't