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“I’m not sure I see how that’s my problem”

I took a few steps toward hihtly When Maeve falls, we’ll be bla, the others will quickly take advantage of our weakness We need to be united”

He glared atme like I’m your subordinate”

I took a couple steadying breaths He was right I’d been thinking about hi oldest son of Old Bern, not the head of an Oligarch family We were peers nohether I liked it or not

“If you don’t want to kill her, what can we do about her instead?”

Redmond poured another drink At this rate, he’d be too drunk to doI wasn’t his father

No, we killed the old man, and now Redmond was all alone

I was his only friend, and at the moment, he was surrounded by enemies If he was smart, he’d do whatever he could to keep my favor

But ht’ve been thinking long-terht away, then it would be easier to cos settled, without my help

“Erin wants her own Oligarch fa the brown liquid “And we’re about to take down an Oligarch” He arched his eyebrows

“What are you suggesting?”

“Someone will have to fill Maeve’s shoes”

“I don’t want it to be Erin”

“You ry retort “Letto keep her under control If we kill her, ith Darren and Rouaranteed But there are other ways”

“We don’t have long, so think fast”

“It’s what I’m best at” He threw back ain, but only a few this ti’s nearly done I think I’ll take o see to my men”

“Not a bad idea” He reached for the door handle “Redet where you are, and I won’t forget who helpeddown my enemy”

He flashed me a smile “Don’t worry, Kaspar I don’t turn my back on my friends, even ones like you” Then he left and I was alone again

Damn Rede of a cliff, ready to drop into nothingness below I despisedso many variables to slip into my plans

I liked control I wanted to knohere I was going before I stepped foot outside I mapped out every possible course whenever possible, but at a certain point when there were too many unknowns, I had to concede that plans were impossible, and improvisation would have to rule the day

It drove me wild, but couldn’t be helped