point? Still, that’s no licence to be an asshole. Even if it seems to be working for him, he’s getting ahead by being a total scumbag.

But that doesn’t make him a man, just a boy with power. A tyrant.

They come to a clearing with a house in the middle and pause at the perimeter. A paved driveway leads out towards the main road but it runs through about another 50m of trees so there is still cover. Steve surveys the house through his rifle scope quickly, checking for movement both inside and also in the treeline surrounding it.

He didn’t want to get pinned down in another ambush so was on edge.It looks clear though and he nods to Dylan who takes the handgun out of its holster on his waist.