The Surrogate Virgin
The alley walls closed tight, and suddenly there was nowhere left to run.
“Noah…” My voice cracked.
“I know.” His body shifted in front of us, pulling his gun free, the soldier in him rising like a shield. “Stay behind me.”
Doors opened, one after another, metal slamming in the narrow space, and boots hit pavement. Shadows stretched under the wash of headlights until figures emerged, guns drawn, faces hard.
Then one voice cut through them all.
“Well, well. The little family reunion.”
Catherine stepped into the beam of light, her heels clicking against the wet pavement. She looked immaculate, as if she’d walked straight from a gala into this filthy alley tailored coat, diamonds flashing at he
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