Chapter 1
Chapter 1Boys Don’t Matter
Boys Don’t Matter
Malta, 1938
Malta, 1938KLOKE
Kloke watched the old woman, waiting for the chance to make her move. She didn’t care about the woman, and she certainly had no feelings for the island country of Malta. Kloke had a job to do, and if things went according to plan, Concern Corporation would most likely offer her a generous bonus and more work. She needed all the work she could get, and this was just the kind of project that would show off her specialized skill sets. Nobody manipulated humans better than she did, and that included the project manager, Mogen Deel himself, no matter how important he thought he was.
Mrs. Valentina Cassar set a silver tray on the table next to where Kloke sat in a ladder-back chair that felt like a stool. S
