ed by the time Darius

ing the hum of the city beyond. Steam rose from grates along the str

't pull the collar tighter. There was no point. The cold wasn't some

the wet pavement. He didn't speak until they crossed the st

mething," The

xed on the dark waters stretching out beyond th

enough," Da

coat, but there was tension in his frame

utside the family?" Theo's voice lowered, as if the

s gaze

kno

id. If he'd brought someone else into the city someone capable of tearing

about c

ette he hadn't realized he was still holdi

men are stationed tonigh

think this stranger

ed cigarette into the water.

est trace of unease fli

's not a 'h

nced at hi

e could tear through a crew that size without leaving

lence was a

d lingered at the back of his mind since

like that. Not even

hrough Marek's men

f it

end of the dock. A figure stepped from the shadows near the

s

s jaw c

ou to stay out of t

er boots. She didn't stop until she was close enough fo

rders well," sh

oward the weapon hidden at her side. "Y

oward him briefly. "D

but said no

mself between Isla and the open pi

you," she

narrowe

think I don't see what's happening? Andre

r gaze, but sh

essed. "You've been cleaning up bodies in silence, ho

in fill the space between them, falling in heav

he exhale

t your c

" Isla replied. "You know how this en

a heartbeat, and for the first tim

control," Dari

eliev

the dread curling in

ould fee

epping closer. Her voice dropped lower, barely

hift, but his silence

The city stretched out around them, cold a

ck, brushing her damp h

to find me," s

peared into the rain, her f

il she was gone

trust

arius r

"Then why let

n the empty dock where I

, every instinct screaming at

ould

his," Darius murmur

an eyebrow

, his express

ver's hun