The Blackwell Claim
Timothy’s target, a thin man with a twitchy gaze—a low-level snitch for the Nash Rebellion—slipped into the bar and headed for the back exit.
"Too bad," Timothy said, sliding off the stool. "I work alone."
He didn't wait for a response. He moved through the crowd, a shadow among shadows. He caught the snitch in the alleyway behind the bar, slamming him against the damp brick.
"The leak," Timothy hissed, his forearm pinned against the man's throat. "Give me the name."
The man gasped, his eyes bulging. Timothy leaned in, his mind racing through the fragments of intel he’d gathered. He could feel someone behind him. That same heavy, predator heat. Gideon.