Before Sophia had a chance to ask, Lucia said, ‘We planned it outside with Damien and Jay. They were never on Denton’s side.’
Sophia checked Benito for injuries. He was unscathed.
‘You had me convinced,’ she said. ‘Nice work. Where’s Cassandra?’
Lucia looked away. ‘Dead. Shocktroopers took her out before we could pull back.’
Sophia closed her eyes, but said nothing.
Cecilia brushed down her trench coat. ‘And where’s Renée?’
Sophia turned quickly to where she’d last seen her. ‘No one got her?’
Jay checked the chamber on his stolen MP5. ‘Nope.’
Cecilia said to Jay, ‘I suppose this makes you and Damien quadruple agents.’
‘Something like that,’ Jay said.
‘Thank you,’ Sophia said. She meant it.
Jay squinted. ‘We had to wait until the shocktroopers were gone. With those guys still her
