Chapter 10 Out Of The Shadows

• Ryan POV
• The afternoon sky didn’t just look heavy; it looked bruised.
• A thick canopy of dark gray clouds hung low over the city, threatening a second wave of torrential downpour as the armored security SUV crawled through the clogged traffic of the commercial district. I sat in the driver’s seat, my hands gripping the leather-wrapped steering wheel with white-knuckled intensity. My eyes darted continuously between the side mirrors and the chaotic street ahead. In the back seat, separated only by a low mesh partition, Nathan sat in absolute silence, his eyes fixed on the digital schematics of the downtown redevelopment site glowing on his tablet.