Mayor Sterling was a man who had built his career on a "Law and Order" platform. He was handsome, silver-haired, and possessed a voice that sounded like trust. But as he sat in the back of a blacked-out SUV parked in a derelict alleyway three hours later, he looked like a man waiting for his execution.
The door opened, and Dante stepped in. He didn't bring guards. He didn't need them. The entire block was a "Dead Zone"—Dante's jammers had killed all cell signals and cameras for three blocks.
Anna sat in the front seat, the glass partition down. She watched through the rearview mirror as Dante sat across from the most powerful man in the city.
"Mr. Vane," Sterling started, his voice cracking. "The... the disappearance of the Council is a tragedy for the city's stability. The police are asking questions. My office is under pressure."
