Wet pavement shines under the alley light. The Passenger is out of the cab now, shaking, with blood on the truck frame behind him. On the crate, the route papers spread like a confession, wedding codes, staff access, guest entry, and a dockside transfer time.
Dallas Fontaine
Alder March is not just watching the wedding, he is staging the approach.
The Passenger
I am telling you, I do not know the full plan. I only carried the papers, and the address goes to the venue service lane.
Jackson Temple
He is confirming what we already know. Someone is feeding the wedding route to the people who want you isolated.
Murderbone bristles at the truck door as something inside shifts again. The Passenger flinches and takes a half step back, trapped between the weapon, the dog, and the street.
The Passenger
March’s people said the first team clears the entrance, then a second vehicle comes in under staff credentials. If you are there, they want you alone.
The final dot clicks into place. This is not a random drop, it is the setup for the wedding hit, a clean corridor, fake paperwork, and Dallas cut off from witnesses.
✓ Quest Accepted
Stop Alder March’s wedding sabotage
“I tell Jax cover the door. I shoot the passenger in the leg and tell him I want the location of the second truck.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Firearms, rolled +0)
Dallas snaps a round into the passenger’s thigh. The man folds with a choked gasp, skidding against the wet pavement as Jackson shifts hard to cover the alley mouth.
Dallas Fontaine
Cover the door.
Murderbone plants himself at the truck cab and growls at the widening gap. The blood on the frame drips onto the threshold scuffs.
Dallas Fontaine
Where is the second truck?
The Passenger
Dockside Service, second lane... blue cart in front, white panel van behind it. They said to wait for a handoff at the warehouse cut.
Jackson Temple
That matches the route papers. It is the lure point.
The passenger clutches his leg, breathing fast, eyes fixed on the truck. From inside the cab, something shifts again, and the alley camera blinks red over the service door.
✓ Quest Accepted
Learn the sabotage point at the wedding
“I open the cab door revolver up”
SUCCESS (Legendary Agility, rolled -2)
Dallas takes the cab handle and yanks. The door swings wider on a protesting hinge, and stale heat spills out from the dark interior.
Dallas Fontaine
Fresh footprints in the cab floor. One set.
He keeps the revolver up and leans in. The dash is half-lit, a radio cord hangs loose, and something heavy has been shoved under the seat.
Jackson Temple
Dallas, inside.
Murderbone stiffens at the threshold and snaps a warning toward the cab floor. The movement in the truck stops, then drags once, like a boot scraping metal.
Dallas catches a glimpse of a second badge under the seat, Harbor Unit colors dulled with grime. The route papers on the crate flutter from the cab door's swing.
The Passenger
That is not mine. He said the wedding gets hit at the service entry, by the kitchens.
The red corridor camera keeps blinking over the alley while the hidden shape in the cab shifts toward Dallas's light, forcing him to hold the opening or pull back.
Quest Complete
Learn the sabotage point at the wedding