tudded handbag off the shelf. I
ating the valuation scanner. A
000 credits. Current Market R
. A ninety
ers in the elite secondary market refuse to purchase items asso
plush carpet. "Great. I'm
e floor-to-ceiling windows of the bedroom. She grab
wling, manicured estate. I
imported alien grass was dead and brown. There were emp
hat wasn't nailed down just to maintain t
rror. She started opening drawer
she found a stack of thick, physic
shark syndicate. The interest alon
Adelia-Kayson's fiancée-coordinating illegal spice smuggling drops at the outer spaceports. Even worse, there were detailed notes proving Adelia had planted encrypted military files on Dallin to frame him, terrified he was getting too close to her operation. And Kayson? The great Major? The ledger contained a signed 'loan
er throat, but she forced it dow
er who didn't ca
rk on her terminal. She typed in search
he Dark Zone Virtual Pawn. No questi
found a sleek, black tactical combat suit. It was tight, functional, and completely unlik
tarted throwing bags, watches, and necklaces
room. She picked up the VR neural-link visor fr
world v
air smelled like synthetic cigars and ozon
usted door of the paw
merchant. He had a mechanical eye that whirred as h
d the virtual duffel bag down. It hit t
poked at a diamond neckla
grunted, not even looki
hands flat on the counter. She sta
her voice flat and hard. "The Birkin
merchandise, lady. Or
want it, the broker across the street will. I h
e bag, making a sh
zipper. His mechanical eye whirred fran
find a bluff. She gave him nothin
ty," he
repeated. "Transfer
lammed his hand onto a bi
i
ed. "Deposit receiv
ay thank you. She just turned
face. The bright lights of the
terminal. The red
. She had the money. Now, she ne
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