The Price of Deception

~Declan~

I stepped out of the Onyx Lounge into the cold night air and walked half a block before I trusted my hands enough to pull out my phone.

The street was mostly empty at this hour, just the occasional taxi sliding past and a doorman two buildings down stamping his feet against the cold. I leaned against the stone facade of a closed boutique and tried to slow my breathing before I dialed, bec