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Soon the entire roohter, all directed at Reuben Lloyd, the powerful CEO in charge of Wyndhah harder, so he collapsed onto his back on one of Reuben Lloyd’s prized carpets, his ribs hurting
All in all, this wasn’t the iraced elevator ride down, Vik thrust his fingers into his hair, exasperated "Why did you do that, Wyatt? You h at hiot a whole bunch of other people laughing at hirew taller and taller as their elevator plunged down "Hey, it’s fine, guys" To the shadow of his so so well, but so what? We’ve got a bunch of coo We’ll be A-OK"
TOM WASN’T PLEASED to learn their next destination was the City of London, the financial district containing Dora’s headquarters As soon as they left the Interstice, the other trainees were led to theplace with Dominion’s new CEO, Diamond MacThane, and Dominion’s chief shareholders, the Roache brothers Too with them
He had expected trouble, maybe to be banned, maybe to be expelled from the facility He hadn’t expected to be set upon by a bunch of the private contractors who forer part of the British police force They slapped on handcuffs and hauled hiation rooated him about his plans while in their country
Apparently, Tom was on some watch list and classified as a low-level terrorist All thanks to the Doed by as constables wandered in and out of the police station, each with a barrage of new questions Just as Toer, Dalton Prestwick hiht of Tom in handcuffs
"Well, well Quite a predicae of dislike at the sight of his elled brown hair and expensive suit "What are you doing here, Dalton? Did you run out of people to suck up to on the other side of the Atlantic?"
Dalton’s eyes narrowed "You’re in Dora territory now My territory I’d show some respect"
"Why should I?" Tom leaned toward him as far as the chair allowed, eyes on his "After all, the last tireed that I could destroy you whenever I chose That kind of gives me an upper hand here"
Dalton paled a bit at the reel Harrison had told To treason Toainst hiotten our previous conversation, To there in that chair, unharmed"
Tom slouched back, uniot ave a snakelike smile "What makes you think it was me? You terrorized quite a few very powerful people that day"
"So ‘terroris innocent civilians to cause fear and advance a political cause’ It nowthe rich and powerful’ Is that it?"
"My," Dalton said, "you just figured that out, did you?"
Tom fell silent The sentiment was so cynical, Neil could’ve spouted it--but it was different co air like he was exulting in it