ng a heavy, humid silence i

d tipped back, eyes closed. She

ere moving rapidly under his eyelids-REM sleep. His brain w

andle turn

ck open. She quickly slid her hand over the bedside table, her fingers closing around the sleek smart

es. He held a crystal tumbler of amber liquid in on

d first. He looked

light, he moved to the side of the bed that was in the bli

voice low enough to avoid the audio pick

drink, then turned. H

riding up slightly to reveal her ankles and calves.

loppy expression. He set his g

pt tow

rpet. She tightened her core muscles, prepari

ed. He reached out, his hand hovering ove

om her cheek when heavy foo

He snatched

as Alfred, pushing a

as devoid of surprise, but heavy

tantly. "Just checking on my cousin, Alfred. And maki

al cart. "The Master is asking for you in the s

ed. "Now? It's thr

in Tokyo ar

"Fine." He grabbed his drink and s

irty towels and left,

ed, Mia opened her eyes. T

eg. She had set it to record audio the moment th

vegetable... Why

s all

p and walke

. The veins on his forearm were bulgi

t his hand.

e to his ear. "Your dear cousin wants your wife and your comp

hten. A microscopic mov

her voice turning mocking, "you need

to give him

the bed. She lifted the

ng to hurt,"

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ve the

kicked out

in the shoulder, kno

ing her shoulder. "Pai

wire quickly and

ead, she opened the browser and typed in a seemingly random string of numbers into the address bar. It loaded a g

:

Kensington. And locate the child. I have

d the cache and history.

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