CONTRACT OF REVENGE
"Sir. Ethan just called. He's got something, a lead, from a club house downtown. Says it's solid and you need to see it now."
I stopped.
Reyes went very, very still.
Then, all at once, he came apart.
"Wait." His voice cracked into something desperate, for the first time all night. "Wait, wait, I'll talk, I'll tell you everything, just don't leave, please, I remember more than I said, I remember a symbol, a voice, please, just"
I set the pliers down. "Too late."
"No—no, please, I can help you, I can actually help you now, just give me a chance"