“I can’t do that,” she said quietly.
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“Then I have a counter-offer.” His eyes flicked to the stairwell behind her, then back. “The Syndicate is going to kill Control tonight. They already flipped his assistant. The ‘abort’ order wasn’t to save you. It was to strand you here. With me.” “I can’t do that,” she said quietly
“Next family dinner,” he said, “we’re ordering pizza. No more missions on school nights.” “I can’t do that
“Target is in the lobby,” a clipped voice said. It was her handler, a man she’d only ever known as “Control.” “He’s early. Abort.”