eflected the city's restless pulse almost like a mirror. Like the guy who controlled from the top

in his presence, nodding courteously and respectfully, but with a hint of terror that he hardly acknowledged, and his footfall reverb

ave been just

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aded leather of her black jacket dripping water, her combat boots silent against the immaculate floor. Her powerf

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in the eye. Her brown eyes were

e on military business.

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rs and leaned back in

into her jacket. Although it was wet from the rain, the pi

ts of weapons. Inventory is missing. Information is being leaked by

unreadable. "And why, exactly, would the military

contain secret joint-operations equipment. Additionally, because the last mi

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closer. "So, you can work with me to quietly fix thi

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he said

orate with my security chief. You're out

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