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And Mercury was just an enforcer stripped of his rank and his uniform And the friends he had once believed he had

Callan slammed the door to his office viciously behind hiuard Jackal, Kane, Ely, the little dweeb Austin and the enforcer who had been holding a weapon on Mercury stepped into the room

He motioned Ely, Austin and the enforcer to the back of the roolared at Jonas furiously

“Why the hell was Mercury not in uniform?” he snarled to Jonas He had never seen Mercury out of his enforcer uniform while on duty With Mercury, it wasn’t heard of And at this point, it appeared to be a deliberate slap against the authority Callan held within the community

Jonas stared back at hi to the other side of the room Ely had her arms wrapped across her chest as she paced; the tech and the enforcer were standing nervously next to the wall

Jonas turned and stared back at Callan intently “Because you ordered his rank revoked His uniform and his weapon were taken, Callan”

Callan stared back at Jonas, stilling, every instinct inside hiiven no such order

“What the hell is going on around here?” He kept his voice cal hih it “I have revoked no one’s rank Least of all Merc’s But Iready to”

He glowered back at the others in the room

Ely flinched, the enforcer paled, and if Austin Crowl could have shrunk farther back against the wall, then he did

“You” He stabbed a finger in Austin’s direction “Would you like to tell ??”

Austin blinked “Following your orders, sir” His voice trembled as Callan stared back at him in furious shock

“My orders? I ordered you to deliberately antagonize another Breed?” His voice lowered further Soiven no such order, and he sure as hell hadn’t revoked Mercury’s rank

Austin was paste white now, his lips tre as he licked them “No, sir You ordered the camera uncovered” Terror filled his voice “He answered the call” He pointed to the enforcer as though it were his fault

The young enforcer stood tall, Callan gave hiaze was stark with fear “You asked for Austin, and when he hung up he stated ere to uncover that cao with him”