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Evie’s murder had been necessitated by Zlikovac’s instinct for professional survival. She’d coveted his position within the DSA – he knew that – but, more importantly, her ambition could have interfered with his own plans. Part of him regretted her death but Zlikovac felt that he had been left with no other choice.
Constantine Chlorus, on the other hand, had stumbled upon something that he should have kept to himself. Director Zlikovac couldn’t risk news of a rogue sophont loose in the city getting out; ergo, Constantine had had to be silenced.
In his office, Zlikovac paced the room. Had he done the right thing by having Evie killed? Had he acted in too much haste? Should he have waited until he had screwed her? No, that was never going to happen – Evie did only what Evie wanted to d
