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Darke Desires Season 1 Episode 15+16
FAFO
It was a quick trip to the east end of Humbolt Park where I pulled up to a stretch of office buildings that had seen better days. Therein lay the operations center of the Ronin Agency, a group of human mercenaries who contracted almost exclusively for the supernatural underworld. Some considered them a loophole in the Pact and needed to be reminded otherwise from time to time.
I made no attempt to be stealthy in broad daylight. The Constable of River North was here on official business. I wanted them to see me coming. And clearly, they did, as evidenced by the buzzing as I neared the front door. I gave the unobtrusive camera overhead a salute as I entered.
A chesty young brunette behind the reception desk nodded sideways. “Mr. Garrick said to show you right in.”
“I know the way,” I said without slowing.
A burly, olive-skinned man with a TEC-9 slung at his flank stood before the room’s only other doorway. “I insist.”
Seeing as I wasn’t there for a fight, I stopped walking and gestured for him to lead on. Then the secure metal door buzzed, and I followed him through.
A cavernous warehouse on the other side stood in stark contrast to the welcoming, professional office feel of the lobby. Metal tables, racks, and shelves…
