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A map of shadows
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Somewhere between the coast of Palermo and the dusty roads of Varna, Ryder was ready to throw Luka out of a moving van.“This coffee tastes like cat piss that lost a bet,” Ryder grumbled, swishing the last sip in his mouth like it might taste better if he glared at it.“You think I like it?” Luka snapped, adjusting the cheap sunglasses sliding down his nose. “You know how many years I’ve been drinking espresso brewed by a guy named Rocco with chest hair that makes a rug jealous? And now I’m stuck with gas station sludge that tastes like depression.”Spider, seated cross-legged in the back of the van, bit back a laugh. “You two whine more than an orphanage of kittens on bath day.”“It’s not whining,” Ryder muttered. “It’s tactical disappointment.”“It’s weak is what it is,” she shot back, her dark braid swinging as she leaned over the map spread across the floor. “You’re tracking the most dangerous human trafficking queenpin in Europe, and your biggest concern is bean juice?”“She also
