Quiet Reign
Rain had begun to fall, slicking the asphalt and casting greasy, neon reflections from the streetlights.
Two blocks away, hidden in the shadows of a defunct loading dock, the unmarked sedan sat idling. Inside, Isaiah adjusted his earpiece, his eyes fixed on the building’s entrance through the rainy windshield, while Marcus kept his tablet active, monitoring the cloud server connection.
"She’s inside the lobby," Isaiah murmured into the comms.
Inside the building's third-floor suite, the air was stale and smelled of ozone and cheap coffee.