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It was the eye of a snake

Chapter Sixteen

Striker had expected hysteria Fainting maybe He’d had Doc prepare a pressure injector with a sedative in case they needed it—now that Friday had assured them it wouldn’t affect the poison What he hadn’t been prepared for ell, nothing Friday appeared frozen as she stared at hi there at all She’d completely checked out

He shot a worried glance at their medic “Doc?”

The h his sandy hair “I don’t know This is a new one Never seen anybody react like this before”

“Is she a cyborg?” Mace reached for his coffee “The Territories fill their people with all sorts of cyber shit Maybe she’s rebooting”

“Not helping,” Striker snapped

What if he’d broken her? What if she couldn’t cope with the secrets he’d shared? No She was stronger than that He’d seen her in action She was sheltered, sure, but braver than ently Still no reaction

Mace stood taking his coffeea refill She’s been like that for fifteento end anytiet comfy”

Striker turned to their et her started again?”

“Like what?”

“I don’t know An upper?”

“You think I have speed in my med kit?”

“I don’t even think they uys are about a hundred years out of date when it cos”

Striker took Friday’s hand in his and patted it There was no reaction She was blinking, but that was about it “We’ve got to do so Look at her”