Unprofessional Conduct: The Storme Shield
Roderick said, his voice low and firm.
The door creaked open, the damp air rushing in to greet them. The city was waiting, vast and indifferent, filled with the shadows of those who had sought the truth and failed. But tonight, the ghosts were walking, and they were armed with the most dangerous weapon of all: the truth. As they stepped out into the slick, darkened alleyway, Elias took a deep breath, the cold, rainy air filling his lungs with the sharp, metallic taste of freedom. They were no longer victims. They were the architects of the reckoning to come, and for the first time in a long time, the path ahead, though shrouded in darkness, felt clear. They vanished into the labyrinth of the