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Chapter 8, section 9: Surrounded and cornered
She went on to inventory his interests and describe the steps she had taken to undermine them. The list was complete, including interests that were purely speculative and all of his bread and butter businesses. In every case, Artemis had pushed the situation close to the breaking point, but not past where it could be rescued if he acted fast.
Chapter 8, section 8: revenge can be complicated
When the fire door had slammed into place, Artemis pulled the other chair over and sat down. She offered Hermes a glass of water, then sat in silence as he drained it in one toss. “I see you’ve enjoyed the operation so far.”
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Chapter 8, section 2: The night before
The previous day was relaxed enough. He checked in on Gaetan, then continued his tour of pawnshops and picked up a few more gurkha knives, along with a handful of tips on various rivals’ activities. He inquired with a trusted associate about iris-scan security systems, and ordered one for each of his domiciles. He also checked in on a few business interests.
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CHAPTER 2, section 2: grave interlude
Nothing changed, but Paolo perceived that he stood up. He looked around at the gloomy place. The hallway was empty. No one chased him, no one waited for him.
CHAPTER 2, section 1: Hermes
Hermes hated doing things this way. There was too much chance that someone would get killed. Not him, but he didn’t share the view that mortals were expendable. They may have the annoying habit of growing old and dying as soon as you got to know them, but that didn’t mean it was okay to [...]
Chapter 8, section 10: Let’s make a deal