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have been drawn, there was some sort of intricate grid. She’d never seen anything like it. Her eyes kept tracking the lines of the grid, over and over and over again until she’d committed it to memory. Five towers bulged from the mural, but Nadya knew there were truly six. Why wasn’t the sixth Tower depicted in the mural? What did it mean? The sixth Tower was a building that had once held representatives from all nations. It was now Marius’s domain. She’d had a run-in once or twice with a few of his Ragers. Maybe Diamond isn’t aware of its occupants. Or, maybe, he was and didn’t consider them part of the equation. Either way, it was information to hold on to for safekeeping.
    The Towers were strongholds and a base of operation for each sector, with the council gathering every few months to discuss the city’s priorities. The inhabitants of each of the Towers were considered allies. Diamond was Sovereign of the city, but he had eyes and ears everywhere. There was the Quarry, Empyre, Blacke Tower, Parygon, and Genysis. Each one run by an Archial. They were the heads of each tower and sat on the governing council of the Magellans. The Magellans were the original founders. Along with Diamond, they mapped out the entire city from front to end.
    Nadya knew that Diamond held the Quarry, but the other four Towers reported to him directly. Stitch controlled the Empyre and ran the only garment factory in the city. Eightball was a medical harvester and controlled the Blacke Tower. Ace controlled the Parygon, and he and Onyx—who was a part of Diamond’s tight-knit circle—took care of all items on the black market. And Gryphon held control of the Genysis tower; he mostly helped with the purification of Dark Water, turning it into drinkable Wave.
    Yelling at the end of the hall alerted her to a situation on the other side of the door. She didn’t know when, but she’d gotten closer to the red monstrosity. She could hear Diamond talking to Lindy in his quarters.
    “You gonna show the broad in or what, Lins? Fuck! I don’t have all day, I had a bitch try and blow me to pieces, you gotta know I’m not happy. Tell the others who were accepted they are on official lockdown. They go nowhere. Their ass is confined to the fifth floor. And make sure the ones I denied are kept ground level. Tell them we’re reconsidering their contracts. I want the entire building locked up tonight!”
    Lindy stuck her head out of the door, motioning Nadya in. Taking a deep breath, she walked inside. This is it. The moment of either stupidity or good sense. There was a couch, some chairs, and even a table and… “Is that a kitchen?” Nadya was in shock. She hadn’t seen a functional kitchen in a very long time. Shiny and unmarred, there were even faucets. She could tell without testing them that they were fully functional. What left her curious, was whether it ran with Wave or Dark Water? If she had to guess, she would say either Dark Water or something in between. There was no way it was pure Wave.
    “Yeah, girl, it’s a kitchen. Take off your boots, I don’t want you tracking any dirt inside my space.”
    “Take off my boots? I don’t have any socks on my feet.” Not to mention, the boots were half a size smaller than her regular size. Her toes were cramped. If she removed her shoes, the smell alone would send him running. Could be a lot worse. He could ask her to take off her clothes, and then what would she do?
    “Don’t make me ask you twice, I’m in a shit mood. Take off the fucking boots. Lindy, search her ass because, obviously, security today was not on point.”
    Lindy took offense to his comment and grabbed Nadya by her shoulders, pushing her against the door. It took some effort, but Nadya allowed the manhandling. One of the inner voices inside her head—yes, there was more than one—told her to keep calm. Reminded her why she was here. Her other voice, the one that told her to remove fingers from Lindy’s hand