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“No one”

“No fa after a cat for you?”

“There’s no one I was a foundling My mother left me on the doorstep of CommTECH” Unreadable, luminous blue eyes stared up at hient called Jones On a Friday Hence the name I then spent my youth in various institutions”

“I get it No faht that she rated on hies when it came to Friday Jones, and in his line of work, there was no room for them

“No tiues are just that—people I ith We don’t socialize”

“You’re telling ?” He ran a hand over his head as he tried to get his brain around so so completely alone Without his team, his brothers, he’d be lost

Her eyes flicked away for a second before returning to his He felt his body tense, instantly alert

“Not exactly no one,” she said

His h the facts as he knew them “There’s the person who told you about me”

Her shoulders slumped “Yes”

“Who is it?”

“I can’t tell you But they would never betray me They hat I want”

He crossed his arlared at her That ansas unacceptable “And what exactly is it you want?”

Wide, sad eyes looked up at him “Freedom”

He sucked in a breath and then cursed on the exhale “You’re part of Freedom”