Levi cursed under his breath as he hurriedly ducked into a side street, then vaulted through the broken window of what appeared to be an abandoned home as he attempted to avoid the MP in hot pursuit of him.

The sound of another person’s small surprised gasp startled him, and he quickly whirled to face the noise, knife drawn, guard instantly up.

He didn’t want to be turned in, or have what he’d managed to steal stolen from him in turn before he could get back to his hideout.