Chapter 64: A Crushing Advantage, and News of the Former Campus Beauty

Two in the morning. The wind at the mouth of the alley carried the damp chill of the Goldwater River. More than a dozen empty beer bottles had rolled beneath the folding table. For the first time, Tiger Zimmerman had been outdrunk by River Lyson. The pressure of the big city had gone to his head before the drinks even arrived. He thumped his chest, his words thick with alcohol. "River... hic. Just you wait. One of these days, I'll make something of myself in Old Marina!" River only smiled. He...