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“Is this how the Syndicate treats its contractors?” I say

“No I aiven until a debt is owed” The Duke smiles “After all, what is a man without a code?”

Cyra looks up at h the swollen mess of her face I never liked her, not that I liked Dano that much more, but it makes me sick what these psychos have done to her

“Let her go She’s done nothing to you”

“On the contrary, she has betrayed a friend of mine”

“Who?”

His eyes glitter “You, darling”

“What? What are you talking about?”

“Your friends are cheap,” Gorgo says “I approached the Redto spy on you, for money Every smoke Every drink She scurried toa snack and a pat on the head Wants to be a thorn, this one”

Cyra can’tit is true

“You were our friend,” Volga says to her

No, she wasn’t

“I assuht froalos The one you fooled into carrying Kobachi’s drone?”

I never wanted the Syndicate to know about Lyria Cyra did tell the

“Yes”