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Sebastian turned to face the arch, putting Tess behind him just as Daniel Smith, one of Leo’s perimeter sentinels, an Enhancer rescued from a Fringer camp, climbed from the tracks to the concrete platform.
“Daniel,” Sebastian greeted. “I thought you had another two days until your shift ended.”
“I did, but I got news from a traveler. Where’s Leo?”
“Here,” Leo said, closing the door to his private room behind him.
He glanced at Sebastian and Tess. Reading their physical discomfort as more than a delay to their private time together, he was careful not to smile. It would never do to have Sebastian recognize the specific times he was being manipulated as part of something bigger. But he could hope the man would complete his enhancements before they were called into service.
“What news
