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Whichever way he looked at it, there was no way Rodin could refuse.
Would Don honour his word? If Rodin took this contract, would he keep Paskia alive? Maybe not. But if Rodin turned the man down, Don would let Malise loose on her. And he’d probably force Rodin to watch.
And Rodin would be next. That didn’t bother him—he was dying anyway—but he didn’t want to go out at the hands of Don.
So he nodded, said the words. He’d kill Genna.
And was that so bad? She’d done incredible things in her district, but that was all falling apart now, with Authority pushing in. Her day was over.
Even if there was a way to hold back the wave of warriors, it wouldn’t be down to Genna alone. She had a team now, didn’t she? There was Vanya, and Aleph. She had Leopold. Then there was Miolar,
