Leo traced the condensation on his soda can with his index finger. Outside the convenience store window, rain slicked the pavement into a dark mirror reflecting neon signs. He watched headlights blur past, each car carrying people to places he couldn’t imagine. His mom was late again. He jumped when the bell above the door jangled. Finn slid in, shaking rainwater from his dark hair like a wet dog. "Thought you’d be gone b...

The first drops of rain pattered against the windshield, blurring the neon lights of the city into a kaleidoscope of color. A sleek black sedan pulled into the underground garage of a high-rise apartment complex, its tires humming softly on the wet concrete. The driver, a stoic man in a tailored suit, stepped out and opened the rear door. Emerging from the car was Matthew Cary, a man whose sharp features and piercing eyes...