Brian tucked away Mr. B's portrait. Despite having a target worth ten times more than Brody's, losing the cash hurt, no matter how he sliced it.

But Brody was already buried in the schematics of a potion, oblivious to the ruins around him.

His sole focus was concocting the antidote to make the Specter Healer concede defeat.

"Vivienne, he isn't faking it, is he?" Brian asked, uneasy.

If Brody bolted again, finding him again would not be a walk in the park.

Vivienne's lips curved slightly. "No chance."

Brody was obsessed with medicine; once hooked, it was tough to pull him out.

His greatest adversary was her.

He had spent half his life trying to best her.

Now, why would he not be thrilled with a golden opportunity and Brian out of his hair?

Furthermore, staying put meant he could concentrate totally on his research.

Brian sighed. "Vivienne, what about my money?"

Vivienne glanced at him. "After all this, you'll get Brody's bounty."

Money, money, money. Were all her associates so greedy?

Brian chuckled. "Alright, Vivienne, I'm off the..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Vivienne kicked him into the lab. "Clean this mess first!"

his head. No escaping

equipment Brian and Brody had not wrecked, Anna deciphered

am I right with my

next time you encounter a toxin like this, you'll crack

poring over diagrams, she commented, "I expected an old man, at least middle-aged, but he's barely older than Husky!" Vivienne was curious, too. Brody was pushing forty; how was

him. "Been

mouth, did not look up. "Nope. Fifteen years ago, I botched an experiment, face full of it. Woke up looking like

eyebrow-an elixir of

previous dosage was too low. A bit more, and the potion can't consume

lab, cluttered with vials

in Brody's hand, a new idea

Vivienne, what does

"What he knows doesn't matter, but his test tube's

on cue, a boom echoed from

routine to the others—there was always a

left them

got a text

news from Griffin. Miss

smile played on Vivienne's

[Miss you too. On my

witnessing it all, covered her

Oh, the drama!

At Griffin's house.

of documents lay before Griffin, all about a new bomb, interspersed with her own research papers. She had refined her original concepts,

and Vivienne

was open, and they

stayed outside

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