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When they reached the secret entrance to Fisk’s HQ, Valek said, "Here’s the story My injuries are due to a fight with The Mosquito He usedto help, I’d be dead Oh, and you had no intention of carrying out the Coht with the bug, it’s true Why the change?"

"You tell"You don’t want Yelena to be mad at me" Her brow crinkled "Why?"

He waited

Onora shook her head, truly puzzled

"Because she considers you a friend Yelena doesn’t have many friends And none who have also been--" there really was no way to say this gently "--raped You share that in coes a bond I don’t want to ruin that for heror you" He sensed she needed it more than his wife

"Thanks"

He nodded and tapped the code on the door Hilly opened it Her gaze slid to Onora

"This is Onora She’s going to be staying with us"

She stepped aside, letting them in Hilly took one look at his bloody tunic and said, "I’ll fetch Chale"

"Thanks Can you tell Yelena I’ht expression warned him before the words left her mouth "She’s not here"

He stilled as a nuht for dominance Fury rose to the surface, but his battered body couldn’t produce the energy to sustain it Instead, a tired anger laced his voice "Where is she?"

"She’s with Fisk, two bodyguards, Tweet and a four-person surveillance teauises She’s fine"

"That’s not what I asked"

"They went to check a glass roof in this quadrant They should be back any htened his grip on his knives He hadn’t realized he’d drawn theo," Onora said

"No She knows the Coether"

"Renée! Innis!" Hilly called into the kitchen behind her "Report for backup"