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Nya knocked on the door before she could chicken out. All the way over here she’d been thinking up excuses as to why she should delay showing up at his apartment. She didn’t have to be here after all, she could take the money that she’d acquired from her oldest friend’s safe and run with it. Keep it as danger money. Compensation for what she’d endured.
But she couldn’t.
This mission wasn’t about her and it wasn’t about Archer, not entirely. The door opened and she held her breath when Archer came into view. His tongue was exploring the back corner of his mouth, contorting his face like he was trying to locate a stuck piece of food.
When he saw her, he froze then became deadpan. She didn’t expect him to be pleased to see her; he wouldn’t be impressed with the way things went down a
