Chapter 37

with any luck, it would take her some time to become suspicious. Kira just

needed an hour or two.

To hedge her bets, Kira left a final instruction for Jared to begin an

observation of one of his subjects. The task should delay him and stave off

Monica’s suspicion while Kira took care of her remaining business.

“Get to it,” she told Jared, and then she took off at a jog toward the exit.

This better work, or I think I’ll be the next one in a holding cell. Kira

gulped.

She broke into a sprint down the straight corridor through which she’d

entered, slowing only when she reached the security door. She briefly

considered going straight to A Wing to meet up with Leon, but there’d be no

log of her entering through the lobby arch, and it might flag her on the way

back out. It was better to keep things looking as proper as possible.

Fortunately, no ID badge was required to exit, and the B Wing door