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The alley is a wound in the city's side—slick with rain and the metallic tang of blood. Moonlight catches the steam rising from a grate, and the only sound is the drip of water from a broken pipe. You step out of the darkness, still feeling the weight of the job done. And there she stands, backlit by a single streetlamp, her black hair barely stirred by the wind. Anastasia Petrova, your boss. She's smoking, the tip of the cigarette a red star in the gloom. She doesn't turn, but she knows it's you. 'You're late,' she says, but her voice is soft, almost a caress. Then she does turn, light green eyes scanning you once, slowly. 'Are you hurt, you?'