But the real him-the human-keeps slipping out. He was born human and raised to be an animal. His flinch is slight and as fast as a blink, but it tells me there are things the Colonia do that he doesn’t like thinking about. But then what? Drag her home? To do what with her? Turn her out like a whore? Or slice her up and sell her?” “You want to fight for her, you’re going to have a fight. “She’s better off with me and you know it.” I wasn’t sure if he knew that until I see his reaction. We want you strung up like a side of beef, and we want Sarah back.” The light is dim yellow and the air curls unpredictably, catching wrappers and plastic bags in looping whirlwinds-only to casually drop them on the tracks. “Why would we do that?” He looks into the tunnel. I expected him to try this trade, but it still pisses me off. “You started this war, and now you’re offering to stop it? Like it’s a bargain? And my sister? Remember her? She’s part of the deal.” This is my last chance to buy it back for her. The Dario Lucari who lived the hour before he took Sarah had sold his soul to destroy the Colonia. “You aren’t the same guy since you took my sister.” I will do whatever it takes to protect her, even if she starts a war to get away from me.
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