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“I’m fairly confident at this point,” Sebastian said “And should your government eventually catch on, they will find that hundreds of billions of dollars have been created and disbursed to thousands of companies and straw men of my creation They’ll discover half the trail evaporates and the other half leads to political election funds in America and other spots around the world They’ll find billions have been routed through China, Iran, North Korea And they’ll be faced with a terrible dilemma: adhty dollar, in all likelihood crashing the international financial systeo, fix the hole in the wall quietly, and chalk it up to experience”
Kurt had to adht not announce it to the world, but they will hunt you down”
“They will think I’ Sienna up the final step and pulling her toward an alcove in the far reaches of the room
Kurt could see another steel security door hinged to the alcove wall He could not allow Sebastian to drag Sienna through it His posture stiffened “Take another step and I’ll kill you,”
he said, “regardless of what else happens”
Sebastian studied Kurt from behind Sienna By now he’d tucked in so close that only his right eye could see past her to Kurt and his lare And yet even with that limited view, he had no doubt that Austin would fire He’d lost this woain
It left Sebastian only one choice With Sienna held tight against him, he reached across her body and pulled a tiny remote unit from his pocket
To Kurt it looked a lot like the one Calista had used in the tunnel beneath the DMZ “If you’re planning on zapping me, you’re a little late, I’ve been deloused”
“It’s not for you,” Sebastian said “It’s for her”
With that, Sebastian whispered to Sienna, “I’llYour life or the lives of your children Which will it be?”
He pressed a key on the glasslike screen of the remote and a fireball erupted in the center of the courtyard It was so immense it shattered the s behind Kurt and blasted splinters of glass across the room
Kurt stood his ground as the shards pelted him
“That was the arloated to Sienna “If you resist any further, or if he tries to stop me, I will obliterate the prisoners in their quarters and your children will burn” A blind play if ever there was one, Kurt thought Neither one of them knew if the prisoners were in the hut It was entirely possible that they were staying put and taking cover there, as the battle raged outside It was also possible that Joe had led them away
“Let o,” Sienna cried to Kurt, her eyes filled with tears
“He’ll kill you,” Kurt replied “He’ll kill them either way”