Unprofessional Conduct: The Storme Shield
Now, he was a part of something much larger, a cog in a machine that was turning against its own makers.
He took a breath, the air in the car thick with the scent of ozone, rain, and the metallic tang of the engine. He didn't know where the road would lead, or if they would survive the journey. But he knew this: he wouldn't go back. Not to the office, not to the safety, not to the lie. He was moving forward, into the static, toward the truth. And in the end, that was all that mattered. The road, the night, and the silent, desperate pursuit of a justice that seemed a lifetime away. They drove on, a small, stubborn light in the vast, uncaring expanse of the plains, chasing a dawn that felt lik