Chapter 72

Colette stepped out of the elevator onto the 42nd floor of the DST headquarters. The place was a zoo, as usual. Agents scurried around like rats in a maze, their holo-screens flickering with data streams and target profiles.

"Merde," she muttered, dodging a junior analyst who nearly plowed into her.

The kid mumbled an apology then continued on.

She made her way to her desk, weaving through the floor and plopped down in her chair. Her terminal lit up, recognizing her bio-signature.

"Morning, sunshine," drawled Renard from the adjacent desk. "You look like shit."

"Fuck off," Colette replied, not bothering to look at him. She pulled up her case files, scrolling through the latest intel dumps.

Renard chuckled. "Rough night?"

"The usual. Chasing leads, busting heads. You know how it goes."

"Yeah, I know. Speaking of which, you hear about the Marseille op?"

Colette paused over the holo-keys. "What about it?"