Keith. Elena Colombo's first day in my organization does not go smoothly. "Absolutely not," Dimitri says flatly when I announce she'll be training alongside Amanda. "I will not put them in same room. One will kill the other." "Then make sure it's supervised killing. Controlled aggression builds skills." I'm only half-joking. "Elena needs to understand how we operate, and Amanda needs to learn to work with people she doesn't trust. It's perfect." Marcus, sitting across from my desk, looks equally skeptical. "Boss, I get what you're trying to do. Convert the enemy, keep her close, all that Sun Tzu stuff. But Elena kidnapped you three days ago. Putting her in a position where she has access to Amanda, to our operations, to sensitive information—it's a massive risk." "Life is risk. This is calculated risk." "Calculated insanity, more like." I can't entirely disagree. But my instincts tell me that Elena, properly channeled, could be a valuable asset. She has skills, connections, and
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