arp. He held a tablet in one hand and a medical kit in the other

tes?" Marcu

cked. That was th

ng metallic. He scanned the area. The sculpture was knocked

ge of the sofa. He was shir

s approached

s with a heavyweight. His eyes were clearer than they ha

Kenan asked. His

tablet. "A bio-threat protocol you designed. It sealed the unit but blocke

ced. "I remember... noise. Th

meone. He remembered a voice, sharp and commanding. Look at me. A

. Wedged in the seam was a si

cked

hazy, like a dream recorded on a damaged tape. B

cus stiffened.

He dropped the hair. His face harde

hing down his neck. If word got out that he had a brea

rcus said. He tu

loop from last night was static. The storm in Kenan's brain had interfered with the local elect

" Marcus

vator. As he turned the

ce elevator. She was holding a trash bag, but she was

ge empty bottles to return for the deposi

y, it probably wasn't her. The woman Kenan described sounded competent, calm. This girl looked like a scavenger. But right now, he did

Marcu

the bag. Glass clinked. "I..

e loomed over her. "You we

't a qu

nsive suit. She saw the serious expression. She k

ance," Marcus said, his voice devoid of emotion. H

a digital Non-Disclosure Agreement

at the number

0,0

was more money than she

It makes the problem go away. For both of us.

here. But she looked at the money. She looked at Mar

fired for stealing bot

trembling finger. She

transferred. If you approach Mr. Cervantes, or the p

ffany squeake

blem solved. A cheap, convenient l

wer. He scrubbed his skin, trying to remember. The tactile memory

ed him: Handled.

ho saw a rich man vulnerable. The peace he had felt was pro

wel around his waist. He looked in the mirror. The man