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“No, don’t!” Melissa shouted.
But of course, Rajel ignored her. She felt helpless as she watched him chasing the man who called himself Shindraso through the hallway. How Anna got people to listen was a mystery to her. They were gone ten seconds later, disappearing into another part of the building.
Melissa shut her eyes, exhaling. “Let him go,” she said. “We stick to the mission. Let’s get it done.”
As motivational speeches went, it wasn’t anything fancy, but it seemed to have done the trick. Bryse nodded, and the others stood a little taller. She caught Shaz smiling when he thought she wasn’t looking. Silly man. Justice Keepers were always looking.
She strode toward the conference room, turning on her heel and stepping through the door. And then the ziarogat blocked her path. The
