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SINS OF THE HEART

complete, she had been rendered of no further use.

Still, Pyotr was ever one to plan for all possibilities, and

so he had had Frank Marin take her rather than killing

her outright. The fool was meant to keep her safe for

any future need.

But Marin had screwed up, stopping overnight in a

place he was not supposed to stop and hence setting the

whole plan awry. Pyotr had sent a contingent to retrieve

the girl from Marin, but they had failed to complete

their mission before Roxy stepped in. Which left Marin

dead and the girl missing.

All very inconvenient, but fixable.

“Do you know where she is?” he asked.

Djeserit’s lips thinned. Perhaps she saw through his

ruse. Perhaps not.

“Doyou?” She tapped the tip of her right index finger against the glass of her desk. It was enough to

betray her unease. It was enough to tell Pyotr that she,

too, had people looking.

“No.” And that was truth. He didn’t know. Not yet.

But ask him in a matter of hours, and the truth would

change. Circumstances would change. But one thing

would remain constant. “We must stick by our plan.

Detail by detail, we must not waver.”

Djeserit nodded. “We will open a place for a new

soul reaper in the ranks.”

“Precisely,” Pyotr lied. Let her think what she

would. He had no intention of sharing his true plan. In

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