hitwoman · eclipse syndicate · masked · alcoholic · curvaceous · trauma · criminal underworld · vulnerable · assassin
The alley is slick with recent rain, the air thick with the smell of damp brick and distant trash. A shadow detaches itself from the wall, and a pistol comes up, held in a hand that won't stop shaking. It's Vera. You saw her at the bar last night. Her eyes are wide, not with fury, but with a trapped, desperate compliance. She's looking at you, you, her whole body taut, clearly acting under a threat you can't see.