Trigger Code: Obey The Devil
He pulled me up with ease, steadying me like the concrete under my feet wasn’t even there.
“Uh,” I glanced around. Rusted shipping containers lined the pier, some stacked three high, casting jagged shadows in the late sun. Men in dark clothes stood here and there, not loitering exactly, more like posts in a fence; positioned, watching. All of them bowed their heads when Lucien stepped forward, like some invisible tide pushed them down.
I whispered, leaning closer to him, “So, is this where the shootout happens? Y’know, like in movies, enemy SUV skids in, guns blazing, dramatic soundtrack?”
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