Chapter 15: ConsummationThey went back to the rear of the building, and along the line of connected buildings that lined an alleyway. Alonzo cautioned Garner with gestures to be careful, for Garner was now alive with excitement, and the hunt instinct.
“Impulsiveness can be dangerous,” Alonzo told him at one point, “until you learn something of our ways.”
Garner nodded and strengthened his self-control. He didn’t want to screw things up. This was too much fun.
Just then, Alonzo turned and stiffened. Garner looked, and saw a slim man in his twenties stroll into the alley from a side street. Garner stared at the man, suddenly aware of something he could perceive about him—something wonderful and strangely attractive. He was not close enough to tell what that was, but when Alonzo moved alon
