16. Mission
Author: Karen Moon
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It was obvious that Leon was nervous, although he didn't want to show it.

Standing next to another small contingent, a total of twelve people lined up to his left and right, the boy just looked attentively at Sasha, who was pacing back and forth in short inspection.

The way she behaved, always attentive to everything and everyone, made the memories of last night's short meeting flash through Leon's mind.

Now that he knew exactly what that group, the same group she had summoned, was going to do to try and escape, all he could do was help. Stay silent. And try not to get killed.

That definitely seemed impossible.

Dressed in an elegant black suit, Sasha pointed to a sequence of slides on the huge monitor behind her.

"I'll be direct, and explain as much as possible. The building you're about to break into is two miles away. Security will be there, doing their usual rounds. You'll split into two groups."

She passes her hand to the next slide, and everyone steps forward, curious to underst
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