Natural Consequences
“You’re obviously in a bad spot. We haven’t explained much of anything. We’ve been a little rough. See, we’re dealing with some serious, ugly business, Alex—business you’re familiar with—and we don’t have the advantages you have. We don’t have the allies you’ve had. So we have to be extremely careful, and yes, a little rough.”
Alex sat opposite Hauser at the conference table. Handcuffs secured his wrists to the armrests of his chair. Two other agents, whose names he’d learned were Keeley and... Nguyen, stood nearby with their eyes trained on him. Two armed guards lurked on the other side of the closed door, too. His back still hurt from the scuffle at the van. He said nothing.
The room felt old and long unused. It felt musty. Some of the paint sagged. The light fixtures worked, but Alex suspected this room hadn’t been used in at least a decade or more. He wondered where they’d taken him.
“So I imagine you’d like that explanation now?”MoreLess
Alex sat opposite Hauser at the conference table. Handcuffs secured his wrists to the armrests of his chair. Two other agents, whose names he’d learned were Keeley and... Nguyen, stood nearby with their eyes trained on him. Two armed guards lurked on the other side of the closed door, too. His back still hurt from the scuffle at the van. He said nothing.
The room felt old and long unused. It felt musty. Some of the paint sagged. The light fixtures worked, but Alex suspected this room hadn’t been used in at least a decade or more. He wondered where they’d taken him.
“So I imagine you’d like that explanation now?”MoreLess
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