The rain had started to fall, a steady drizzle that blurred the streetlights and coated the asphalt in a shimmering sheen. In the shadows of an alley, a woman in a long black coat watched the world pass by with a steely gaze. Her dark hair, slick with rain, framed a face that was both beautiful and unsettling.
The car was parked haphazardly, its owner long gone, oblivious to the figure lurking nearby. Without making a sound, the woman