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“Transport’s landing in sixty seconds, Boss” That was the one Del-Rey called Brim Sometimes he had called him Brimstone

They had all betrayed her The small team of men she had become friends with, that she had trusted, that she had trusted her father and her cousins’ lives to

“How can you do this?” she sobbed “Damn you, how can you do this?”

“Anya, be still, child,” her father cried out “Rehter Your cousins live”

“For now,” Del-Rey called back in a lazy drawl “Tell me, Kobrin, you’ve been here since the first Breed was created, did you ever think to aid them?”

“They live,” her father called back “I have killed none This was not a slaughterhouse”

Del-Rey chuckled behind her “I think I will take your daughter with me, Kobrin Insurance, I believe You will not notify your Russian air force, you will notify no one of what has happened here for six hours Or she will die Are we understood?”

“Leave her here,” her father called out desperately “I swear to you no one will follow you”

Del-Rey laughed “No, they won’t follow ées Your daughter, Kobrin Don’t make me kill her”

Another shot fired and her father stu as Anya screa as she was lifted off her feet, and the sound of a heli-jet arriving could be heard

She screa her She kicked, she cursed, and she sobbed

Rage ate inside her as the betrayal that filled her burned into her mind He had lied Froive him

“Move out!” Del-Rey ordered as he raced into the back of the transport behind the other et this bastard off the ground”

Cavalier She had arranged his transport the year before How many others were here? How many of those she had trusted had betrayed her?

“Stop fighting me, Anya” Del-Rey held her in place as he settled onto theher secure, and the transport lifted off