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Mercury took the syringe from Jonas

One Two They jumped

Alaiya drew Ely’s attention as Ria un frorabbed her and threw her to another Breed as he barked, “Hold her”

They raced from the ballroom and came to a hard, surprised stop

Two lab assistants, male and female, were unconscious on the floor of the foyer as Dane stood back, a cigar between his lips, his arms crossed over his chest, as he smiled back at them

He lifted his hand, and in it, between his fingers, he held a small external chip drive

“Decoder” He salls and Brande with Sanctuary?”

“Son of a bitch,” Jonas snapped

Dane lifted his brow “I hope you’re not referring to me, brother I may have to take exception”

Lawe and Rule materialized, restrained the lab assistants’ hands, despite their unconscious states, and hefted them over their shoulders

“What about Ely?” Mercury growled

Jonas sighed “Place her in the confine a few days off that shit would clear her mind It’s only made her worse”

That shit The drug she had been fed in the lab Elizabeth had reported finding it in the over-the-counter painkillers and aspirin in Ely’s desk just hours before They had known it was being fed to her soured out how

“Confinement will be easiest” Elizabeth moved into the foyer “I’ll take care of her, Jonas I checked Jackal—when he wakes up, he’ll have a hell of a headache from the taser, but he’ll be fine”

Jonas nodded and turned back to Ria and Mercury, his gaze filled eariness, his expression heavy with sorrow “I let theet to her,” he whispered “Hell, I vetted those two ed to let those bastards froet to her”