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bad intel?”
    “Oh, I know just
the person.” Lilly stalked inside the fortress. At one of the dining tables sat
the leader of the Viper scouts. Lilly kicked one of the chairs. “Who do I have
to thank for the sucky intelligence gathering or the lack there of?”
    “What are you so
pissed off about, Lilith ?” Rebecca asked, rising from her seat. The
Viper scout leader had been Lilly’s rival from day one, when Lilly—not Rebecca—had
been awarded the lead position in the organization. “From what I hear, you had
a pretty successful night.”
    “Bitch.” Lilly
slammed her fist into the woman’s upturned nose. The other girls squealed as blood
sprayed across the table. “The next time you put me or my sister at risk like
that, I will personally cut that snake right out of you. Do you understand?”
    Another viper scout
moved on Lilly only to get a swift kick in the abdomen by Kit. Her sister slowly
lowered her leg. “Anyone else?”
    No one budged from
the table. The Carrigan sisters were the most senior of the huntresses.
    Not to mention the
best at killing.
    A stern voice cut
the tension in the air like a newly sharpened knife. “Lilith. Katherine. In my
office for debriefing.”
    An older gray-haired
matron, whom everyone affectionately called Mother, strode across the carpet
toward the administrative area. Lilly grabbed one of the women’s water glass and
washed the blood from her hand. “Next time, Rebecca, get your intel straight or
someone is going to get hurt.” She slammed the glass back down on the table and
followed Mother out of the room.
    Mother’s office was
in the more ornate administrative spaces of the fortress. One wall of her
office displayed the rare Egyptian artifacts Kendra had found on digs over the
last five years. Plenty of blood, sweat, and tears were shed to obtain those
relics. All in the name of finding a cure for their current problem.
    Revens.
    Lilly settled into
the couch in front of Mother’s desk with Kit sitting on the arm next to her. She
was no stranger to Mother’s office. Her and her sister’s presence was required
for mission planning and debriefings, but also on several occasions for
disciplinary actions. This wasn’t their first fight with Rebecca and her team,
and probably not their last. Mother turned in her chair to face them. “Based on
the little display in the lunch room, I must assume the intelligence report was
incorrect this evening?”
    Kit snorted in
response, and then resumed picking the mud off her boots.
    Lilly clutched the
fabric of the cushion in her fists. “Yes. Off by a thousand.”
    “It was supposed to
be fucking twenty-five,” Kit spat. “Twenty. Five.”
    Mother frowned, but
her voice remained level. “Yes, that is regrettable.”
    Kit snorted again.
    “I will look into
the matter.”
    “Do we know the
actual count?”
    “The cleaners are
still working on the mess. There’s still a lot of pruning to do.” Mother swung
her chair side to side.
    Lilly shifted
forward until she was sitting on the edge of the couch with her elbows on her
knees. She bit on the edge of her nail before she spoke. “Mother, this is the
largest nest we have uncovered to date. The outbreak is worsening, despite our
efforts.”
    Mother centered the
chair and leaned her arms on the desk. “Either their numbers are growing or
they are gathering together in larger groups.” She was silent a moment before
continuing. “At least the blast sealed off the cistern below. The revens won’t
be able to mass in numbers there again.” Tapping a pencil against her
fingertips, Mother stared at Lilly. “Any dark reven sightings?”
    Unable to maintain
eye contact with her boss’ scrutinizing gaze she looked at Kit. “Yeah, there
were two tonight. Similar features, symbols marking their forearms.” She paused
unsure of what to reveal. She had never hidden anything from Mother, but she
wasn’t about to tell her that she was attracted to it. It taunted her