With the speed of light, Adriana scrambled to her feet.Pain shot through her knees, and she nearly stumbled. She caught herself against the wall, biting back a cry.Lorenzo watched without offering assistance."Careful," he said mildly. "I'd hate for you to injure yourself before you complete your new duties"Adriana turned towards him, her face burning with rage.For one wild moment, she imagined grabbing him by the collar and shaking every ounce of cruelty out of his body.Then she remembered Kai.Kai lying in bed with his injuries.Kai smiling, when she had returned from the mission.Kai calling, her Red Devil and telling her how proud he was.Kai, who had already suffered enough because she had dragged him into a world neither of them truly understood.Her anger did not disappear.It became something sharper.Something she would have to swallow."Yes, sir," she whispered.Lorenzo smiled."There. You can learn"She turned and hurried down the corridor.Behind her, Lorenzo called
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