Lightning's Hand

He lies about his job. She lies about her past. They lie to each other.

Rory Reed extracts the facts. He hurts people to death for information. Extraction is nothing to brag about, but he is really good at it, and he's never broken Contract. Still, it's repulsive work...so he hides it. Not the stuff you mention over coffee. Not a conversation for a first date. When his prospects and Contracts overlap, however, he can no longer compartmentalize. It plays hell with his calm.

Ashley Winston can'...