Karma (The Exodus)

I double-check the list before I enter the building. Mr. Warrenthal. He deserted the Exodus three years ago, and they’ve been waiting for the Reckoning so that I can take him out.

The problem is, Mr. Warrenthal is very aware of the impending crime-free night and, to prepare, he has booked a ticket out of Vail. He’s supposed to leave this morning. When the Elders got wind of it—they seem to have connections everywhere—they sent me to intercept him. I had no choice but to throw on clothes before the sun rose and head over to the mansion at the base of the mountain.

I put on gloves before I head inside. He shouldn’t be expecting me, but he has to know this is coming. No one leaves the Exodus. You can’t just decide you’re bored with your rich, privileged life and quit the society that made you who you are.

I should know. They made me who I am now.