Through fuzzy vision, she saw Vincent stand up and march toward her. He pointed the g*n at her head. “You"ve caused my boss all sorts of trouble,” he rasped. “At least he will be free of one more nuisance.”
Her frantic mind was unable to find enough lucidity, but on some level, she knew she was supposed to panic. She, Anna Lenai, was going to die here, unremarked in some room on some uncharted planet. She, Anna Lenai, had done violence, had inflicted pain on innocent men, and now she was going to have to account for her sins.
Would the Bleakness take her?
Clenching her teeth, Anna felt tears on her cheeks. She turned her face away from the man. “Do it…” she whispered. “If you"re going to kill me, then by the loving Companion, hurry up and get it over with.”
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