Lesson In Loyalty -chapter 3- ((exclusive))

"Good." Silas dropped the cigarette, grinding it into the wet pavement with his heel. "Stay behind me. Watch the angles. And for the love of the City, keep your finger off the trigger until you mean to kill."

"Rules keep society civil," Silas said, exhaling smoke. "Loyalty keeps us alive. Tonight, you learned that sometimes you have to break the former to preserve the latter. Did you learn anything else?" Lesson in Loyalty -Chapter 3-

"He’s up high," Silas whispered, pointing toward a rusted catwalk suspended twenty feet above them. "He’s got the high ground. He’s scared, but he’s not stupid." And for the love of the City, keep

Stay tuned for the next installment: “Lesson in Loyalty -Chapter 4-: The Reconstruction of Trust.” If you missed Chapters 1 and 2, you can find them in our archive. Share your own crossroads experiences in the comments below—your story might become the lesson someone else needs today. Did you learn anything else