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shoved her head down. She was y

e she had been standing. Wal

up. It wa

ead. His gun was already in his hand. He

ushed her bones. His other hand moved fast to the gun

t back off. He pulled a smoke grenade from his pocket and slammed it

drops of blood remained on the wi

r. The sting on her

down at her.

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own and pi

ogo from her

uld have disappear

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" Her voice tightened. "It was

at it, and put it in his po

escaped. And take a team to the hospita

on the o

's empty. Just a pen and a note. 'If you

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hun

the adult birthday gift she had given J

the pier. Dominic looked at her and

elled of rust and seawater. Sh

"Boss. Target is in wareho

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e tied. Tape covered his mouth. A ma

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half a step in

him

"Mr. Kessler.

are ou

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wer. His gun staye

at Dominic. "You take your people

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ressed the gun against Julian's temp

fingers

voice, close to he

ds. He pressed the gun har

ce cut in. "You want her, n

frozen. Nei

ept his g

are outside. You can't get out. Right

u play it, you're not

d at him. He

sed in from all sides. Then a gunsho

ullet. The gun flew from h

. Julian b

ll thud. He didn't cry out. He just pushed himself

ed. He moved on his kne

e gun away, and pressed his own a

st and looked up. "You're slower on the

finger h

n that boat, you w

back at Dominic. "Wenger said you w

ded in. They pin

ay anything. His right hand hung at hi

him

. She tore the tape off h

e inside of his left arm. His nails dug into his skin. Avery

called his men to take Julian.

y helped Julian inside

cratching his left arm again. Avery held him

e turned Julian's left a

Its edges were clean

e, like someone had used a fin

a needle," Domini

like to mark their subjects. 030. That was the

t the scar. Pr

ted to see it carve

ed to his sides. His eyes were still vaca

er. She quietly slipped

twitched. Then th

rumpled. Damp. But still who

then handed the paper to Ave

unfold

ce. A line of unfinished writing, the in

target isn't

t was t

he line. Her fi

d looked at it. "Greene's handwrit

get?" Avery's voice

lded the paper and put it in

ry noticed him brace himself against the hallway wall.

p. The doctor gav

lutching the pin in her h

warehouse. The scar on Julian's ar

und filled her

. Her father stood in front of her. His mo

of the couch, holding her

came from th

in front of her. He crouched down

e cr

r. Tears were st

our parents is still buried." He looked at he

watching his backer, for three year

d. No warmth at all. But the hand at h

the glass an

was still hoarse. "But you're r

d up. He gav

he looked at the b

rowing out Wenger's methods. We do it my way

t her. "Fin

d. "We'r

at him and sm

ed down the stairs. He hel

The kind that interferes with short term memory and subtly controls behavior. This doesn

y. "Is this connected

one is more targeted. Designed specif

y opened the USB drive. She

n is 030. I'm Cand

days. This project started as legitimate research. Trauma

pa

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the screen. He d

t plan," he said. "They wan

noise came

open. Dorothea sat on the carpe

w hallway. At the end, a closed door

a string of

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