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meredith’s gaze flicked to nox, sharp and unreadable for a beat before she exhaled through her nose, rolling her shoulders like she could shrug off the weight of it all.

gotta do what we gotta do, she muttered, voice even, steady, like she wasn’t thinking about all the ways this could go sideways. like she wasn’t already weighing risks, consequences.

her eyes flicked to the marks at his throat, but she didn’t linger there. she knew the kind of life they led. knew it was just another day in the thick of it.

if we play it smart, we don’t give ‘em the chance to chase. she looked forward again, jaw tight. but if they do, we make ‘em regret it.

whatever it took.