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"Between the Bosphorus and Gibraltar, she would control the entire Mediterranean," Terry said "Everything except the Suez"

Jean laughed bitterly "Oh, she has plans for that too Why do you think Rens is dead?"

"Why?"

"Why not? She likes power Laskaris wants to take control of Athens from his brothers and sisters, and she wants to help him Elixir was their opportunity If she can screw her sire in the process, all the better"

"All this"--Ge Murphy to the side--"because we bested you in business?"

"You cheated me out of billions, Gemma!"

"It’s money," she said "We’re immortal We can always make more le huame, Jean But I treated you as an ally A friend I welcomed you into my home I celebrated with your children" Gemma bared her teeth and yelled, "What have you done, you fool?"

Geer from her pocket and stabbed hi Anne"

She turned and walked back to Terry, who enfolded her in a hard embrace

"Tellwith?"

Jean shook his head, and Murphy reached up, tearing off another finger

"What do you want?" the Frenchman screamed "I don’t know, damn you! There’s someone in Germany, but I don’t knoho She supplied the Russians in California She has plans for North Africa She hates Oleg and thinks she has so him"

"And what does she plan to do with Russia?" Leonor asked froh "Don’t you understand? Zara loves chaos She would topple Russia, sit back, watch Oleg’s lieutenants fight for it, and laugh"

Terry said, "And this is who you align yourself with?"

"I thought I was dealing with Athens"

"But you weren’t?"

"They told rew quiet until Murphy reached up and ripped off another finger "They told me they had fixed it," he screamed "They told me it was safe"

"But even after it beca it"

"She would have killed me if I stopped"