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“Very difficult, I’d guess They’re aren’t many women out there like me”

Juan laughed “At least you know your worth”

She shrugged “False modesty isn’t one of my flaws”

“Then you’d fit right in with us What do you think about joining the Corporation? As you can tell, it’s dirty work sometimes, but you’d be surrounded by people just like you, people who are the best at what they do”

“I’ the job isn’t open because someone retired”

Juan’s eyes clouded with Mike Trono’s erous work, as you’ve seen”

“Being a bodyguard is, too And froood as it is for your crew”

“You’d be well compensated We can talk numbers, if you’re interested”

She paused “Let me think about it”

“Absolutely,” Juan said, rising from his chair “Max tells me we’ll be ready to set sail in two days We hope you’ll still be here e cast off”

Raven never took her piercing brown eyes off him as he left

Juan smiled to hiht he already knew her answer It would be fun having her around

When he got there, he found Julia helping Beth from her bed into a wheelchair She looked h the depths of Typhoon withdrawal Julia had told hio for a while, especially with the added counshot wound, but Beth hadn’t beco Still, Julia had been tending to her round the clock to keep her fro to its effects

“You’re looking good,” Juan said “Ready for our outing?”

“Are you kidding?” Beth said with a voice that re claustrophobic in here”