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I want to shriek in frustrated fury at Ayaka’s escape.
My gun hand rises—no.
I can’t hit Ayaka from here. It’s night, and she’s a dark patch against a panoply of lights. The silencer wrecks aim more than a few yards away. And the rectangle of her parachute is already indistinguishable from the churning lights below.
I can hit some innocent bastard out for a curry.
“She’s escaped,” I snarl.
“What?” Deke says.
“Ayaka parachuted out the window,” I say. “Sister—cameras. Find her. She’s still airborne.”
“Which window?” Sister Silence says.
I swap my silenced .38 for the faster, more accurate unsilenced one. Right now, I want the noise. “Boardroom.”
“On my way,” Deke says.
“Listen,” Sister Silence says. “You need to know—”
“Won’t be in the boardroom.” I’m already running back towa
