Outside, the sun had long since faded. The moon, nearly full and obscured slightly by fine clouds, bathed the trees and rooftops with a white hue, and the soft yellow glow of the sodium street lamps gently illuminated the distance.The air on this cold November night was chilled, the slow, regular gusts of wind making it mildly bitter.Michael embraced the air of the night as its refreshing cool flowed over his face from on...