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A brown rainbo in a beautiful arch Peri followed it a half second behind, ai In the distraction, it would land
But Harmony stepped into it, not back The coffee splattered across her, and shock reverberated up Peri’s leg as the wo back Panicked, Peri thrust out, getting a softer blow to Harers cla, she ith it lest she get her wrist broken, and the watching agents cried out in approval as Harmony levered her over her shoulder and sla, Peri kicked up, forcing Harht her in hand-to-hand--not with her weight confined to one leg--but that was exactly what she was doing Still on the floor, Peri rolled
Hars out froht on top of her Harmony’s elbow hit the stone tile instead of Peri, and Peri couldn’t help her grin as she grabbed her by the cornrows and slaht her knee up, jaroin Peri hesitated in shock, and in that rip on Peri and spun her facedown onto the floor
Pain lanced through Peri, so hard and fast she couldn’t tell where it came fro from her lip Harmony had her knee on her back, and Peri’s ar pain as Harood
"Go ahead Draft I don’tto put her lips inches from her ear "Great, I think they’ll believe it now," Har into a cell--"
Peri bucked wildly at the sound of the ht, spinning to a crouch as the watching agents cheered them on Coffee covered Hared, and Harmony’s expression shifted to annoyance when it opened to show Steiner and his aides "I don’t have ti contest," she muttered, then launched herself
Peri’s eyes widened Screa it for ht at her, feetfirst They hit Peri square on, shoving her back into the pillar Her head hit with a thunk and, dazed, Peri leaned against it, trying to reht Before her, as if in a drea it
Peri could do nothing as the agents urged Harged herself upright, shoving pieces of the table aside as she crawled forward The urge, the need maybe, to jump was a faint tickle, and she shoved it away
"I’ll be down to get you in an hour, okay?" Harmony muttered, clearly in pain even as she pushed Peri over and yanked one, then the other of her arht"
Like I have a choice? Peri thought, shuddering at the feel of steel ratcheting about her wrists "Get off," Peri wheezed, but Har Peri to sit up and lean against the saainst Her skull hurt, and she stared at Hared her coffee-splattered top straight The agents ringing the presence, but
"Make sure she doesn’t have a concussion and put her in a cell," Steiner said
"Don’t touch ht hurt ered to her feet Her breath caood, exceptionally good, and a deeper respect sifted through her
The lobby was e, Har Peri to the elevator
Peri searched Harot in, ran her card, and punched a button, but there was nothing: no satisfaction fros of an escape--just a pained tiredness "You’re a tough bitch," Harmony said as the elevator doors closed "Did you black out?"
"No"
"Good" Har her face froet you, and we can go Nice and quiet out the back door It takes that long just to free the pass codes after a lockdown" She glanced sidelong at her "Thanks for taking it so easy on me"
"No problem" That was easy? Peri wiped away the blood fro"
Pulling back, Peri eyed her "What?"
"What did Heddles mean by ‘I won’t let you need’? Don’t lie to er sisters, and one dumb-ass older brother, and I can tell"
That Harmony hadn’t asked where Michael was stuck in Peri’s nal of intent, an assurance that Har Peri behind Her breath quickened, and she kept her head down and away fro her to be honest with Har her to stick to her old ways and trust no one "Bill darted"Michael is bringing oodwill Allen is there to sanction it, but the reality is that it’s probably a trap"