Marcus smiled. It was a rare, dangerous expression. “You heard right.”

Gabby heard her. She didn’t move, but her pulse quickened. Marcus stepped out of the shadows, hands in the pockets of his paint-stained jacket.

“Interesting,” Elara said, not to anyone in particular. “Most models are vessels. Empty. But this one… she’s poured something in.”

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Marcus smiled. It was a rare, dangerous expression. “You heard right.”

Gabby heard her. She didn’t move, but her pulse quickened. Marcus stepped out of the shadows, hands in the pockets of his paint-stained jacket.

“Interesting,” Elara said, not to anyone in particular. “Most models are vessels. Empty. But this one… she’s poured something in.”