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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
-
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
awn. Ey
t supposed
hed for hi
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
"Wh-what d
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
s fo
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