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. I'll take full responsibility. But I want you to know what you're in for. So"--he started to light another twist, caught Raoul's eye, and thrust it irritably back into the case--"that's it. If you want out, leave now. The less you know, the better."
The others exchanged uneasy glances. It wasn't that they were worried about the job. They were more worried about their boss.
"I forgot to mention one more thing," Xris went on before anyone could say a word, "this is a kill job. I'm going to be taking out a man--woman. I'll do the killing myself. It's sort of legal. There's been a warrant out for his arrest for years. But essentially I'll be taking the law into my own hands. If anything goes wrong, you could be charged with accessory to murder."
"Is it permitted, Xris Cyborg," Raoul said quietly, "to ask the name of our client? Who is the one hiring us to kill this person?"
Xris took the twist out, began to chew on it. "Me."
"Ah!" Raoul breathed a deep sigh. Settling back in his chair, he clasped his hands, sparkling with rings, over his shapely legs. "And is it also permitted to ask what crime this man and woman have committed that you have marked them for death?"
"Not a man and a woman," Xris said impatiently. "A woman."
"You said a man and a woman, Xris Cyborg."
"I made a mistake. A woman. As for what he did, he was responsible for the death of a friend of mine
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