The sound of the warehouse door slamming shut echoed through the cavernous space, and I realized the other man was gone, and Hartwell was somewhere, lurking in the shadows.
"You're a brave one," Hartwell stated, his voice reaching me from within the darkness of a corner. "Or a fool."
"I know your being here isn't a coincidence, Mayor," I told him.
He chuckled, the sound sending a shiver down my spine. "Maybe, maybe not," he said. "But you're going to have to get a little dirtier to find out." Then he reached out, his fingers grazing my arm. "Be careful, little Elysia. Or you might find yourself in over your head."
~ALEX~
I watched as Elysia entered the warehouse. Had I lost my f*****g mind? What the hell was I thinking? She was basically an infant in this cut-throat world I'd introduc
