Chapter 17 A Dangerous Alliance

• Rain poured down on Lisa as she stood over Kenneth's lifeless body. Her world was in chaos, a blur of noise and rain. Mark and Detective Sanchez bustled in around her, faces set with urgency and determination.
• "We need to get out of here," Sanchez said as the rain cut through her voice. "Whoever did this could still be around.
• Mark's hands grasped Lisa gently and pulled her away; his touch was a lifeline in this storm. They ran in quick succession to the cover of the police vehicles. Lisa's head was reeling with the playback of Kenneth's last words: Nexus, shadow organizations, corruption-a nightmare she couldn't wake up from.