A Martial with a beard? That was new. This guy might be undercover, but still.


    Retired. Four months ago. We are allowed to leave, you know.”


    probably wasn’t lethal.


    A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation.


    CI? Kalden wasn’t up to speed with Martial lingo, but he thought the ‘I’ stood for informant. The ‘C’ either meant ‘criminal’ or ‘confidential’—he couldn’t recall which.


    Good enough.


    Oh. Well, this is really awkward then, because we already made some assumptions.” She paused as if for dramatic effect. “We have you two sharing the last bed down the hall.”