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“You’ve caused some trouble.”

“Funny,” she says. “I was thinking the same thing.”

There.

The shift.

“Careful,” he murmurs.

The threat finally surfaces.

He circles her.

Testing.

“Anytime,” Trigger whispers.

“Hold,” I say.

Not yet.

I want him to show it.

“I know about the drive,”she says.

He stills.

Just for a second.

Enough.

“Do you?” he asks.

“I found it.”

Silence.

Then—

That smile.

Cold.

Dangerous.

“Well… that complicates things.”

His hand moves.

Toward his weapon.

59

Ace

His hand moves.

Slow.