20. The Waiting Game

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20The Waiting GameSoren watched the events unfold from the roof of the building opposite the bar. He’d changed his hiding place when he saw Conn’s two recruits scale the church and take up vantage points higher than his own. He hadn’t seen Conn at first, not until the exchange between Tazia and the Italian vampire had played out and the shooting stopped. Then, as Conn stepped up out of the stairwell, he’d gotten a good look at him. He looked the same; the Soldier never changed. Soren’s relationship with Conn had started as one of uneasy admiration. They’d met ten years earlier, Soren providing the extra gun Conn needed for a one-off job. They had very different personalities and were different beings, one human, and one demon, but both were capable of maintaining absolute focus. One job

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