Several hours later, as the sun was setting, the target approached Rich. “The gardens are closing. You’re going to have to leave.” “Already?” “Yeah. You’ve been here a while, you’ve had plenty of time to see everything.” “I guess that’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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There weren’t many people at the gardens. This wasn’t unusual for a Sunday, however. People often didn’t have any major obligations on Sundays, but they also often didn’t feel like going out. Rich found himself wishing that he didn’t have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Rich woke in his room the next morning, unsure of what to do next. They didn’t leave me with any instructions for my next job. Maybe this means I’m free. Rich knew, however, that there was no chance of that.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It was about six when Rich arrived at his haunt, The Old Ox. The sun was still in the sky, but wouldn’t be for much longer. In the crowded streets of Wrenfield, however, the sun was already far below the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When they had arrived back at the library, Brandon promptly plopped himself down behind his desk. “Today was… nice,” he said, unsure of what the right word was, but entirely certain it wasn’t nice. “Yeah. Maybe it’ll be better next[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After they finished lunch, Brandon decided they could stop by Sherwood park. After taking in the view for a while they sat down on a bench. “This is where it happened.” Rich said “It?” “Where I encountered the… thing that’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“So, what happened after you left last night?” “I tailed him for a bit. Maybe half a mile. Then he ducked down an alley. I waited at the end to try to jump him, but I got the wrong guy.”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Rich found himself suspicious of everyone he passed on the street. If the blackmailer, if Wren had been watching him last night, when he thought he’d been alone, then in a crowd, a shape changer could be anybody. Shape changers[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Rich woke to find a note between his feet. He sat up, accidentally crumpling the paper with his boot as he did so. He grabbed it from underfoot and smoothed it out as best he could before reading it. As[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After a long walk, Rich made it home. He locked the door behind him, gradually lowered himself, and laid down on the floor in front of the door, arms out to either side. Fuck. He tried to think more coherent[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…