Author's Note:

  This episode is published here up to the 75% mark.

  The remaining chapters—including the climax and aftermath—are available in the complete episode on Amazon.

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  Sawyer Kestrel is still alive, but he’s not sure that’s a good thing anymore. Hunted by soldiers, tempted by demons, and driven by an unrelenting thirst, Sawyer’s transformation threatens to tear apart the one bond he has left: his brother. As the Black Ledger slips further out of reach and enemies close in from every direction, Episode 2 pushes the Kestrel brothers into the dark heart of Panama, where faith is fragile, violence is inevitable, and the line between man and monster is already bleeding away.