Chapter Five
Kenji’s throat went dry. “Is that really necessary?” One look and Fallon would probably vomit.
Fallon’s fingers traced the contour of his jaw until reaching his chin and tipped it upward. “Don’t be embarrassed,” he said gently. “I promise it’s not just morbid curiosity on my part. You said that bloke in the marketplace had his eye torn out by McCray?”
“Mm-hm.” Kenji winced. The memory alone made a ghostly pain shoot through his covered eye.
Fallon’s gaze took on a speculative look. “The report on Channel X was that McCray had done the same thing to several other victims.”
“You mean he tore out a bunch of people’s eyes?”
Fallon’s blue eyes met his steadily. “That’s right.”
Nausea churned in Kenji’s gut. “How could someone be so brutal?”
Fallon covered his shoulder wi
