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“Your assassin failed,” Andri Andronikos stated in an unemotional voice.
“The time is not yet up,” Tallei responded.
Andri turned to stare at the face on the screen. The scarred face of the Turbinta contractor stared back at him. The scars along her face and the cloudiness of her damaged eye added to the sense of menace he felt.
“What do you know?” he demanded.
“She has one of the men you seek,” Tallei replied.
Andri’s gaze narrowed. “One of the men?” he questioned.
Tallei bowed her head. “She was paid to retrieve one. If you wish for the other – the one who killed your men on Tesla Terra – it will require more credits,” she responded.
He tightened his grip on the gloves in his hand. If he didn’t need the Turbintas’ services, he would have sent his Battle Cruisers to wipe out th
