The Assassin's Salvation (Mandrake Company)
“Sergeant Hazel, Commander Garland, and a tracker, Sergeant Tick, were also in the briefing room. They were talking about the assassins and some information Jamie had shared from sickbay—that the chip had been purchased by people working for that finance lady back on the planet. Sergei was supposed to be listening, supposed to be ready to share his plan when prompted, but he couldn’t stop dwelling on that horrible ten seconds with Jamie over and over again.
What had he been thinking? She had just been mauled. He had seen that as soon as he ran in, and it had filled him with so much fury and loathing that he had barely been able to think, to remember his training, when he had stalked the bastard who had done it. It had felt so good to leap down on his prey from the pipes overhead, to smash him to the ground, and to cut his throat. When he had run back to find Jamie, he had been full of the satisfaction of the kill, that feeling of triumph, and he’d had a distinct image in his mind of Ja...mie throwing her arms around him and proclaiming him her hero.MoreLess
What had he been thinking? She had just been mauled. He had seen that as soon as he ran in, and it had filled him with so much fury and loathing that he had barely been able to think, to remember his training, when he had stalked the bastard who had done it. It had felt so good to leap down on his prey from the pipes overhead, to smash him to the ground, and to cut his throat. When he had run back to find Jamie, he had been full of the satisfaction of the kill, that feeling of triumph, and he’d had a distinct image in his mind of Ja...mie throwing her arms around him and proclaiming him her hero.MoreLess
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