Chapter 13
Aurelia sat quietly, hands folded in an almost meditative fashion, listening and waiting for the Mang Sisters to run out of steam. Ling and Mei paced her ready room in another face-to-face meeting, sometimes taking turns shouting Han obscenities at her, while at other times doing it in a strange off-key unison so intense neither of the sisters reached the intended target of their insults. The rage continued until Ling finally motioned for her sister to stem the tide of onslaught while she reasoned with the Roman.
“What were you thinking?” Ling asked, voice barely contained. “Have you considered for even a moment the implications of your actions? Sending one of your operatives - a Roman operative - to the island was a foolish and unnecessary risk! If he were discovered, our ent
