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Sirona's grin widened. Her eyes glinted with a twisted delight as she reveled in their confusion, basking in the power she held over them with a sadistic glee that made Seven's stomach churn.

"Serena will die if I die," she stated again matter-of-factly. It was a proclamation that changed everything like a twisted knot that seemed impossible to untangle.

Seven was pissed. His brow furrowed as he struggled to make sense of the situation, trying to find a flaw in her logic.

He couldn’t remain silent any longer. "That's impossible!" he countered. "You sent men to assassinate her. If what you're saying is true, wouldn't that mean your own death as well?"

Even Seven could hear the desperation in his own voice. He could taste the futile hope that there was some logical explanation for this madness.

Knox seemed to share Seven's doubts.

The barely controlled force that shimmered in the air around him was evidence of the internal conflict he was dealing with.

Sirona was more than pleased t