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my doorstep. I raised an eyebrow. "Are you lost
, but now I know I'm in the right place
hbors. "What
hoodie. "Nothing. Someone just asked me
d a hand in a wave and sauntered off in
uare of paper. A phone number was scribble
re out who it was. I pulled out
sent errand boys
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ated. How can
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ered," he clear
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run a search on me. "Thank y
left a very long voicemail for me, yelling at
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imated you. Just don't fuck
ht would be appropriate interview attire but
h a metal detector scan and had cost me an arm and
Corp. it was like walking into a hive. There were people everywhere, wal
tion tag and escorted to an elevator that woul
er, I found myself in a plush reception area with a han
n minutes later when my name was called
nd smiled at me. I'd gotten more smiles in my direction
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for the o
th the basics," his tone change to a professiona
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to his. "Somet
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o at the back of my mind.
on my way to getting promo
ver left mine. "And
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to the medal and the plaque buried at the bottom of my
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want. A medal I shouldn't have in the first pl
y function in the military, my skill level at strat
stretched out a hand and I took it, tensing when the warmth
d. I was eager to get out of here. My ears wer
to say. "Can I
closer to the edge than I've been i
pened to
My chest tightened until
ow that name? It was su
was curious so I pulled a few strings. There was an Ezekiel Starr in your
he right to dig up people's live? You're as bad a
age brimming up inside m
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b
ed red. I fell
g, I snatched my dagger out of its
being careful. I mig