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Cyrus plopped the corpse on a table in my lab. There was not a hint of mirth in his eyes as he spoke. "We all need to talk," he announced.
âFor a beat, I watched him. His silver hair was wilder than I had ever seen it, his fingers flexing, and his features pulled with tension strung through the air. I nodded and picked up the tablet; without lifting my gaze from his form, I called for the rest of us.
âThe scientists knew what it meant. I exchanged a brief glance with Rina as she ushered the men and women in white out of the sterile room. With his shoulders bunched and his face taut, Cyrus looked down at the limp form of the woman he had brought. I did not ask questions. Cyrus was not the kind to litter, so if he brought a corpse, there had to be a reason.
