Ray didn't bother exposing Atkin—what would be the point?

He asked the last question anyway. "Which faction do you belong to?"

"Chester's?" Ray suggested, since that area was closest to Chester's territory.

Atkin's expression stiffened for a moment, then he laughed again. "You know my boss?"

Ray's eyes tracked him closely, and he also used spatial perception to read the microexpressions flickering across Atkin's face. He shook his head slightly. "You're lying."

For a moment, Atkin genuinely