He had cursed right after reading her note. He couldn't believe that after all this time, she wouldn't trust him with whatever she was dealing with and had just left.
Shu Kori watched from the driver's seat as the plane drifted up into the clouds and disappeared from view. The hand he'd used to hit the steering wheel clenched into a fist. He had no idea what Lily was thinking, leaving the safe haven of Las Vegas.
She was an enigma — self-reliant, overly independent… but he was not so easy to get rid of either. He would find her, no matter where she went.
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Obsidian Alley in New York City was a hidden alley that appeared ordinary during the day, but was the source of nearly all of the city's darkness; it was a place where all kinds of information could be purchased and sold — such as, where the largest arms smuggling organization's latest goods were being exported, and on what route.
Everything could be bought for a price.
