Edge of Ruin

Raina stood on the gravel-strewn rooftop of the VX Technologies building in Brooklyn, her hands shoved deep into the pockets of her grey wool coat. The wind at twenty stories up was direct and biting, carrying the sharp scent of exhaust and cold river air from the East River. Below, the streets were a loud, continuous grind of yellow cabs, delivery trucks, and the distant thud of construction, whi